ALL NATIONS CHURCH BEDFORD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Previously excepted
Registered: 11 March 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06829106
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £765,998
Latest expenditure: £783,169
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: All Nations Church, 79 Brickhill Drive, Bedford, MK41 7QF

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Three meetings for worship every Sunday at two centres, and midweek group meetings for adults and separately for young people. Pastoral care and activities for parents and babies, children, youth, and senior age group. Weekly food parcel distribution. Christmas hampers through local agencies. Pregnancy crisis advice centre. Daily Pre-school. Support to homeless. Support to those in need overseas.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £765,998
Total Gross Expenditure: £783,169

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 23 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £691,215
Total Gross Expenditure: £683,944

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 23 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £610,679
Total Gross Expenditure: £653,220

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 16 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £568,358
Total Gross Expenditure: £626,198

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £581,462
Total Gross Expenditure: £577,278

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £765,998
Total Gross Expenditure: £783,169
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £2,849
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £691,215
Total Gross Expenditure: £683,944
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: No
Count Volunteers: 75

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £610,679
Total Gross Expenditure: £653,220
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £2,250
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: 80

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £568,358
Total Gross Expenditure: £626,198
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: £1
Income From Government Grants: £4,608
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 76

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £581,462
Total Gross Expenditure: £577,278
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: £1
Income From Government Grants: £2,800
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 55

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 561105
Income Other Trading Activities: 18911
Income Charitable Activities: 183111
Income Investments: 2871
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 765998
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £783,169
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 783169
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 63198
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 27984
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,845,252
Assets Total Fixed: 1547223
Assets Own Use: 1547223
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £411,314
Assets Total Liabilities: £20,664
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,937,873
Creditors One Year Total Current: 20664
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £398,571
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1845252
Funds Restricted: 92621
Funds Total: 1937873
Count Employees: 23
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 503429
Income Other Trading Activities: 16644
Income Charitable Activities: 168173
Income Investments: 2969
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 691215
Income Legacies: 1000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £683,944
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 683944
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 66075
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 32297
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,854,300
Assets Total Fixed: 1572362
Assets Own Use: 1572362
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £396,155
Assets Total Liabilities: £13,473
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,955,044
Creditors One Year Total Current: 13473
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £383,186
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1854300
Funds Restricted: 100744
Funds Total: 1955044
Count Employees: 43
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 474750
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 134180
Income Investments: 1749
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 610679
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £653,220
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 653220
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 47449
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 47816
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,861,849
Assets Total Fixed: 1606663
Assets Own Use: 1606663
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £357,637
Assets Total Liabilities: £16,527
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,947,773
Creditors One Year Total Current: 16527
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £318,919
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1861849
Funds Restricted: 85924
Funds Total: 1947773
Count Employees: 21
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 445728
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 122394
Income Investments: 236
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 568358
Income Legacies: 20393
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £626,198
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 626198
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 76705
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 49124
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,895,428
Assets Total Fixed: 1624479
Assets Own Use: 1624479
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £410,751
Assets Total Liabilities: £44,916
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,990,314
Creditors One Year Total Current: 42356
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 2560
Assets Cash: £384,908
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1895428
Funds Restricted: 94886
Funds Total: 1990314
Count Employees: 19
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 April 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 465425
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 116011
Income Investments: 26
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 581462
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £577,278
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 577278
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 67225
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 579289
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,924,895
Assets Total Fixed: 1664164
Assets Own Use: 1664164
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £433,053
Assets Total Liabilities: £49,063
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,048,154
Creditors One Year Total Current: 31143
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 17920
Assets Cash: £345,318
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1924895
Funds Restricted: 123259
Funds Total: 2048154
Count Employees: 20
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Tanzania
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Cambodia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Turkey
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Malawi
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

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

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

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ALL NATIONS CHURCH BEDFORD
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2020-05-28T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 1041488
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1041488
Assoc Charity Name: THE HOPE TRUST (BEDFORD)

Charity Name: ALL NATIONS CHURCH BEDFORD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Previously excepted registration
Date Of Event: 2009-03-11T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/02/2009AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 27/06/2013
Charitable Objects: 3. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('THE OBJECTS') ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ARE:(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN THE SECOND SCHEDULE HERETO ATTACHED IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF BEDFORD, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;(B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVEGOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND,INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF BEDFORD, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TOTIME MAY THINK FIT;(C) TO FURTHER CHRISTIAN EDUCATION INCLUDING BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION TO CHILDREN OF PRE-SCHOOL AGE IN SUCH PARTS OF BEDFORD, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(D) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SUCH PARTS OF BEDFORD, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.
Area Of Benefit: BEDFORD

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 492137
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BRICKHILL BAPTIST CHURCH, BEDFORD

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management