01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 22 February 2016
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £12,380
- Latest expenditure
- £10,057
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: PRIORY METHODIST CHURCH, 63 NEWNHAM AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK41 9QJ
Website recorded by the regulator: flagbedford.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
FLAG IS SOCIAL GROUP FOR ADULTS WITH PHYSICAL, SENSORY AND LEARNING DISABILITIES. WE HAVE WEEKLY DROP INS, MONTHLY COFFEE AND CAKE AFTERNOONS AND ORGANISE ON AVERAGE SEVEN EVENTS A YEAR, INCLUDING COACH TRIPS AND MEALS OUT.OUR EVENTS ARE SUBSIDISED AND MEMBERS WITH TRANSPORT ISSUES WILL BE PICKED UP BY A VOLUNTEER OR A TAXI WILL BE ARRANGED. MEMBERS CAN CLAIM UP ?20 AN EVENT TOWARDS TAXIS.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £12,380
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,057
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £8,462
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,631
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £13,137
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,951
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,187
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,019
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,187
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,019
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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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £12,380
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,057
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £500
- 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
- 12
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £8,462
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,631
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,000
- 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
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £13,137
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,951
- 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
- 3
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,187
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,019
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 3
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,187
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,019
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bedford
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FRIENDSHIP LINK & ACTION GROUP
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2016-02-22T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - Association Registered 22 Feb 2016
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG DISABLED PEOPLE IN BEDFORD BOROUGH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING DISABLED IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR CARERS; OUTINGS AND SOCIAL TRIPS INCLUDING TRANSPORT TO AND FROM HOME.
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 569775
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- FLAG BEDFORD
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling