BAYS Foundation — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 30 October 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 11507050
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £141,277
Latest expenditure: £76,607
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 2 Top End, Renhold, BEDFORD, MK41 0LR

02 Activities

What the charity does

Delivering sport and physical exercise, community welfare projects together with nature-based activities to address health and wellbeing in the community

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 5 March 2026
Date Accounts Received: 5 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £141,277
Total Gross Expenditure: £76,607

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 11 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £73,093
Total Gross Expenditure: £51,579

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 10 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £65,257
Total Gross Expenditure: £48,354

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 23 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £63,644
Total Gross Expenditure: £49,647

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 16 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £596,786
Total Gross Expenditure: £100,334

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 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £141,277
Total Gross Expenditure: £76,607
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 11 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £73,093
Total Gross Expenditure: £51,579
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £65,257
Total Gross Expenditure: £48,354
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
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 23 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £63,644
Total Gross Expenditure: £49,647
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: 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: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 16 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £596,786
Total Gross Expenditure: £100,334
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: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 16 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 443619
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 153167
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 596786
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £100,334
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 100334
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1680
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 29745
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £623,271
Assets Total Fixed: 529877
Assets Own Use: 529877
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £107,501
Assets Total Liabilities: £14,107
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £623,271
Creditors One Year Total Current: 14107
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £97,709
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 623271
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 623271
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

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

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

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BAYS Foundation
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2019-10-30T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08 AUG 2018AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 01 OCT 2019 as amended on 14 Apr 2025 as amended on 16 Feb 2026
Charitable Objects: For the public benefit, the advancement of health or the saving of lives for those living in Bedfordshire by addressing physical & mental health and wellbeing in the community through providing (a) sporting facilities (b) health & nature-based wellbeing programmes and (c) community welfare projects; for individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants and to advance social welfare more broadly, enhancing the quality of life for the local community.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 616681
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BAYS SPORTING FACILITIES

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures