FACES BEDFORD
Registered charity 1108574 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOME-START BEDFORD BOROUGH, HOME-START NORTH AND MID-BEDS
FACES Bedford works with families with children up to the age of 19. Support is offered to those who find themselves experiencing difficulties, hardship and/or distress. FACES Bedford offer a range of holistic services which includes recruiting and training volunteers to regularly visit families in their own homes where they offer emotional and/or practical support to best meet the family's needs.
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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £50,809 for the year ended 31 March 2026, reversing a deficit from the previous year. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, noting that current reserves are sufficient to mitigate the risk of potential income reduction.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: unclear (held: £133k)
“The key risk to the charity is the potential reduction in income but the level of reserves held is sufficient to mitigate this risk for the foreseeable future and is not considered to cast any doubt over the going concern basis.” — page 22
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
- JENNIE BAYLISSchair
- Alesha Roberts
- Caroline Ann Leonard
- KRISHAN PRAKASH PATEL
- Kirsten Neale
- Matthew James Hendrie Burtcher
- Philip Richard Lindley · trustee of 3 other charities
- Rachel Parsons
- SUSAN TURNER
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bedford
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FACES BEDFORD financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £50,809 for the year ended 31 March 2026, reversing a deficit from the previous year. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, noting that current reserves are sufficient to mitigate the risk of potential income reduction. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds FACES BEDFORD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FACES BEDFORD as a grant recipient include THE HARPUR TRUST, BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE KRISTINA MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST, BEDFORDSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN AND ST LEONARD BEDFORD.
Known funders
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