01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 21 March 2002
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04327714
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £517,759
- Latest expenditure
- £554,863
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 106 Clapham Road, BEDFORD, MK41 7PJ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bo4ld.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We provide a day care service for adults with learning disabilities in the Bedford area, offering gardening, furniture renovation, and training in independent living skills.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £517,759
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £554,863
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £549,556
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £771,876
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £636,950
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £573,264
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £566,329
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £413,791
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £430,604
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £409,646
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 7 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £517,759
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £554,863
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 4
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 4 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £549,556
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £771,876
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 493985
- Income From Government Grants
- £4,996
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 4
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £636,950
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £573,264
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 462407
- Income From Government Grants
- £10,963
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 13 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £566,329
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £413,791
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 391230
- Income From Government Grants
- £41,431
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 22 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £430,604
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £409,646
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 295226
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 7 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 29665
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 488094
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 517759
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £6,451
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £532,228
- Expenditure Other
- 16184
- Expenditure Total
- 554863
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6554
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2580
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7415
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £631,809
- Assets Total Fixed
- 334944
- Assets Own Use
- 334944
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £633,596
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £11,497
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £957,043
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 11497
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £632,625
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 631809
- Funds Restricted
- 325234
- Funds Total
- 957043
- Count Employees
- 20
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 4 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 34357
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 515199
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 549556
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £14,732
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £580,040
- Expenditure Other
- 177104
- Expenditure Total
- 771876
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23082
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 23082
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8189
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £590,193
- Assets Total Fixed
- 341428
- Assets Own Use
- 341428
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £666,274
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £13,555
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £994,147
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 13555
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £665,375
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 670913
- Funds Restricted
- 323234
- Funds Total
- 994147
- Count Employees
- 24
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 160188
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 476762
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 636950
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £24,588
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £498,613
- Expenditure Other
- 50063
- Expenditure Total
- 573264
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3205
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14346
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,216,467
- Assets Total Fixed
- 362780
- Assets Own Use
- 362780
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £874,909
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £21,222
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,216,467
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 21222
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £842,348
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 743233
- Funds Restricted
- 473234
- Funds Total
- 1216467
- Count Employees
- 23
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 13 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 72862
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 356997
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 136470
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 566329
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £8,853
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £389,485
- Expenditure Other
- 15453
- Expenditure Total
- 413791
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 9634
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11155
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,152,781
- Assets Total Fixed
- 340892
- Assets Own Use
- 340892
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £822,935
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £11,046
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,152,781
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 11046
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £779,300
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 679112
- Funds Restricted
- 473669
- Funds Total
- 1152781
- Count Employees
- 18
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Milton Keynes
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Luton
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cambridgeshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Central Bedfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bedford
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BEDFORDSHIRE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES LTD
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2015-10-22T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 201816
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 201816
- Assoc Charity Name
- BEDFORDSHIRE CARE SUPPORT NETWORK FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES (BEDS NET)
- Charity Name
- BEDFORDSHIRE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES LTD
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2002-03-21T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23 NOV 2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 DEC 2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 FEB 2016AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 17 JAN 2017
- Charitable Objects
- 1) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS, AND TO PREVENT LEARNING DISABILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, AND2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE"LEARNING DISABILITY" MEANS ANY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OF THE MIND AND ANY ASSOCIATED CONDITION HOWEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER MILD MODERATE OR SEVERE
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 371976
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BGC
- Charity Name Id
- 371970
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BEDS GARDEN CARERS
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Care Quality Commission
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management