BEDWELL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 302332 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEDWELL CENTRE, BEDWELL COMMUNITY CENTRE

We provide a wide range of activities & services for the people of the Bedwell area & the wider town to make the community centre a place where people are made to feel welcome. We rent rooms to pre school, dancing classes, childrens centre, churches, college courses, organisations & many more.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY RESIDENT IN THE BEDWELL NEIGHBOURHOOD, STEVENAGE, BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND RESIDENTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO FURTHER HEALTH, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING AND RECREATION, AND SOCIAL, MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT, AND TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY SPIRIT FOR THE ACHIEVMENT OF THESE AND OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: BEDWELL AND NEIGHBOUR-HOOD, STEVENAGE, HERTS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£202k

Latest spending

£183k

Registered

1967

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £19,200 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £202,496 and total resources expended of £183,296. The trustees note that free reserves are held at £75,969, which they consider prudent for the financial good health and sustainability of the organisation. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure in the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: up to £40,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“No employee earned more than £40,000 p.a. or more.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three month’s operating costs (held: £76k)

“we deem it prudent to keep reserves of not less than three month’s operating costs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Stuart Mylreachair
Carol Flint
Daren Hollis
Lisa Luker
PHILLIP SMITH
Sharon Doherty

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£202k	£183k
31/03/2024	£144k	£117k
31/03/2023	£138k	£124k
31/03/2022	£126k	£130k
31/03/2021	£121k	£100k

Common questions

Is BEDWELL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £19,200 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £202,496 and total resources expended of £183,296. The trustees note that free reserves are held at £75,969, which they consider prudent for the financial good health and sustainability of the organisation. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure in the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of BEDWELL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the up to £40,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	11/08/2025	£3k	Introduction to walking sports
Sport England	19/02/2025	£9k	Keep Bedwell Active
Sport England	15/11/2023	£5k	Let's Get Bedwell Active
Sport England	08/06/2020	£5k	COVID-19 CEF
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	22/03/2018	£1k	Bedwell Fun Day
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/11/2015	£10k	Learning Room Refurbishment