KING'S ARMS TRUST (BEDFORD) — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 11 October 2006
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05899019
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £2,112,290
Latest expenditure: £2,095,366
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: King's Arms Trust, King's House, 245 Ampthill Road, Bedford, MK42 9AZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.kingsarms.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The principal objectives of the trust are the advancement of the Christian Religion in the UK and Overseas; the advancement for the public benefit of religious and other education, and the relief of the aged, poor, sick and disabled.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 17 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 17 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,112,290
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,095,366

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: 15 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 15 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,074,101
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,164,095

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 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 4 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,019,661
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,965,683

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: 23 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,718,476
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,645,196

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: 29 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,585,646
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,512,636

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,112,290
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,095,366
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 480

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 15 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,074,101
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,164,095
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 450

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,019,661
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,965,683
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £12,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 443

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 23 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,718,476
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,645,196
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 380

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 29 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,585,646
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,512,636
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £52,193
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 350

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1347529
Income Other Trading Activities: 608468
Income Charitable Activities: 139619
Income Investments: 16674
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2112290
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £488,677
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,606,689
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2095366
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 23270
Expenditure Support Costs: 282406
Expenditure Depreciation: 57628
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £159,799
Assets Total Fixed: 2879131
Assets Own Use: 2879131
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £393,860
Assets Total Liabilities: £553,418
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,719,573
Creditors One Year Total Current: 182219
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 371199
Assets Cash: £217,149
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2668373
Funds Restricted: 51200
Funds Total: 2719573
Count Employees: 66
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 15 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1376477
Income Other Trading Activities: 599614
Income Charitable Activities: 94108
Income Investments: 3902
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2074101
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £452,832
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,711,263
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2164095
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 18113
Expenditure Support Costs: 465436
Expenditure Depreciation: 62745
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £367,116
Assets Total Fixed: 2897407
Assets Own Use: 2897407
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £532,354
Assets Total Liabilities: £727,112
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,702,649
Creditors One Year Total Current: 280644
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 446468
Assets Cash: £430,252
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2655235
Funds Restricted: 47414
Funds Total: 2702649
Count Employees: 63
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1333449
Income Other Trading Activities: 594811
Income Charitable Activities: 87498
Income Investments: 3903
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2019661
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £423,096
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,542,587
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1965683
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 38505
Expenditure Support Costs: 378832
Expenditure Depreciation: 65467
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £415,268
Assets Total Fixed: 2923189
Assets Own Use: 2923189
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £567,029
Assets Total Liabilities: £697,575
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,792,643
Creditors One Year Total Current: 182039
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 515536
Assets Cash: £478,005
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2734408
Funds Restricted: 58235
Funds Total: 2792643
Count Employees: 64
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 23 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1118073
Income Other Trading Activities: 523154
Income Charitable Activities: 76433
Income Investments: 816
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1718476
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £346,362
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,298,834
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1645196
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 24992
Expenditure Support Costs: 184109
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £405,279
Assets Total Fixed: 2875705
Assets Own Use: 2875705
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £585,784
Assets Total Liabilities: £722,824
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,738,665
Creditors One Year Total Current: 153800
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 569024
Assets Cash: £504,045
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2644803
Funds Restricted: 93862
Funds Total: 2738665
Count Employees: 64
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 29 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1169651
Income Other Trading Activities: 317078
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 562
Income Other: 98355
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1585646
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,259,469
Expenditure Other: 253167
Expenditure Total: 1512636
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 15130
Expenditure Support Costs: 85846
Expenditure Depreciation: 78639
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £499,354
Assets Total Fixed: 3034537
Assets Own Use: 3034537
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £644,664
Assets Total Liabilities: £763,135
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,916,066
Creditors One Year Total Current: 140852
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 622283
Assets Cash: £571,491
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 499354
Funds Restricted: 2416712
Funds Total: 2916066
Count Employees: 58
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Central Bedfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Buckinghamshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bedford
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: KING'S ARMS TRUST (BEDFORD)
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2006-10-11T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 AUGUST 2006
Charitable Objects: (A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN BEDFORD AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED "THE TRUSTEES") MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY;(B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN BEDFORD AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(C) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL RECREATIONAL AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN BEDFORD AFORESAID AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
Area Of Benefit: BEDFORD

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 430431
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: KING'S ARMS

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures