Bedford Street Community Company Limited
What it does
Provision of support with benefits and welfare advice, digital inclusion, IT provision and support, community cafe, older persons lunch clubs and activities,community led housing projects.
Its charitable purposes
1) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF RHYL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.2) TO PROVIDE TRANSPORT FACILITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS OF RHYL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BECAUSE THEY ARE ELDERLY, POOR OR DISABLED, PEOPLE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN OR THOSE LIVING IN ISOLATED AREAS WHERE THERE ARE NO ADEQUATE PUBLIC TRANSPORT FACILITIES.3) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN RHYL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Denbighshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Local
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £214,602 and spent £177,093.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £214,602 | £177,093 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 March 2024 | £162,391 | £177,560 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 March 2023 | £230,366 | £177,124 | Not reported | 35 |
| 31 March 2022 | £189,821 | £163,182 | Not reported | 25 |
| 31 March 2021 | £184,299 | £137,845 | Not reported | 35 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 16%, from £184,299 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £214,602 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 83% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £9,500 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £24,000 from 4 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 20 grants to this charity since 2011, worth at least £1,088,690.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£651,332, 10 grants
- The Tudor Trust£176,500, 3 grants
- Henry Smith Foundation£135,700, 2 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£49,050, 2 grants
- Community Foundation in Wales£40,000, 1 grant
- People's Health Trust£26,228, 1 grant
- Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£9,880, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund |
Trustees
2 trustees run the charity.
- mark norman hughesChair
- Katie Louise Davies
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 8 January 2026, 23 days early | Received 22 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 7 January 2025, 24 days early | Received 7 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 29 January 2024, 2 days early | Received 29 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 18 January 2023, 13 days early | Received 18 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 26 January 2022, 5 days early | Received 26 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1177026
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 6 February 2018
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20 FEB 2007NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 10 JAN 2018AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29 JAN 2018
- Company number
- 06118581This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.forydcentre.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Denbighshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.