BEDFORD LADIES AND GIRLS FOOTBALL CLUB

Registered charity 1188351 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEDFORD GIRLS FC, BEDFORD GIRLS FOOTBALL CLUB, BEDFORD LADIES FC, BEDFORD LADIES FOOTBALL CLUB

Bedford Ladies and Girls Football Club offers opportunities for girls and ladies to play association football at an amateur level. The club offers Walking Football, and runs after-school sessions to allow more girls to try football and encourage them to consider playing.Youth teams play in the FA Bedfordshire Girls League. Ladies teams play in the Eastern Region Womens Football League.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE;(A) TO ADVANCE THE AMATEUR SPORT OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS, IN THE BEDFORDSHIRE AREA AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS;(B) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL (FACILITIES MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING FOOTBALL ACTIVITIES);(C) TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BECAUSE OF YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £47,249, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £45,000 (six months of expenditure). The trustees report that the club is in a good financial position, supported by income from fees, grants, and a one-off £50,000 fee received upon the transfer of the first team.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bedford Ladies and Girls Football Club (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jill Uptonchair
• Jennifer Yildiz
• Martin Trinder

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WOKING BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUB.

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Side by side with its peers

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