Embrace (Bedford and District)

Registered charity 1156447 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEDFORD & DISTRICT CEREBRAL PALSY SOCIETY

Embrace (formerly BDCPS) is a small charity based in Bedfordshire established since 1954. Our mission is to provide unwavering support to families living with complex disabilities, sharing our knowledge and understanding to empower each individual we encounter along their unique journey.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£318k

Latest spending

£376k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £48,512 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £418,052 to £369,540. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirmed that unrestricted free cash reserves of £150,000 were available to cover four months of the forecast annual budget. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months of the forecast annual budget (held: £150k)

“There are sufficient unrestricted free cash reserves of £150,000 available to cover four months of the forecast annual budget of £445,000.” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Embrace (Bedford and District) (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

Received assets from another charity (21/04/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (22/02/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Paul Lockyerchair
Catherine Weir
EILEEN SWAISLAND
LEE MOSTARI
Natalie Murray
Rajan Kanda
SUZANNAH LEE
Stephen Mortimer

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£318k	£376k
31/03/2024	£253k	£347k
31/03/2023	£245k	£292k
31/03/2022	£215k	£248k
31/03/2021	£217k	£232k

Common questions

Is Embrace (Bedford and District) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £48,512 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £418,052 to £369,540. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirmed that unrestricted free cash reserves of £150,000 were available to cover four months of the forecast annual budget. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/10/2025	£20k	In Our Own Way
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	16/05/2024	£10k	To provide activities to disabled children aged 8-25 years old, and their siblings during school holidays for 1 year.
UK government	19/05/2023	£4k	ALB-Sport England-Family Swim
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	17/03/2022	£5k	Include Me in the Jubilee
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	23/03/2021	£7k	Grant to Bedford and District Cerebral Palsy Society (BDCPS)
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	09/07/2020	£3k	Grant to Bedford and District Cerebral Palsy Society (BDCPS)