CCEW Charity Commission profile

FRIENDS OF THE HIGGINS ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM BEDFORD

Registered charity 802508 · organisation 802508

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
17 August 1989
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£9,779
Latest expenditure
£6,053
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 16 Amberley Gardens, BEDFORD, MK40 3BT

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Providing support for The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum, Bedford

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
30 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£9,779
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,053
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
24 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£10,662
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,936
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
9 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£8,393
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,492
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
21 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
30 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£7,243
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,702
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
23 August 2021
Total Gross Income
£6,401
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,291

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

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
24 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£10,662
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,936
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

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FRIENDS OF THE HIGGINS ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM BEDFORD
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1989-08-17T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15/06/1989AS AMENDED ON 08/05/2012
Charitable Objects
TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST THE CECIL HIGGINS ART GALLERY AND TO PROMOTE ITS USE AND ENJOYMENT BY THE PUBLIC.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
528644
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
FRIENDS OF THE CECIL HIGGINS ART GALLERY BEDFORD
Charity Name Id
32036
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE FRIENDS OF THE CECIL HIGGINS ART GALLERY