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Bushmead Community Centre

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1169398
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Jan. 15, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Sept. 28, 2016
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
Bushmead Community Hub
Hancock Drive
Luton
LU2 7SF

Activities

Bushmead Community Hub runs the community centre in Bushmead, Luton, saving it from closure in 2017. We hire out rooms and a hall, which are used by a diverse range of community groups, hire facilities for social bookings and work with local interest groups to support and encourage cohesion in the community. We run several groups for children and adults in the community.

Objects: The Objects Of The CIO Are: To Further Or Benefit The Residents Of Barnfield Ward And The Surrounding Area, Without Distinction Of Age, 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, Health And Wellbeing, 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 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.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Central Bedfordshire, Luton

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 Jan. 15, 2026On time £167,507 £164,345
March 31, 2024 Jan. 20, 2025On time £168,407 £177,278
March 31, 2023 Jan. 16, 2024On time £164,282 £230,670
March 31, 2022 Jan. 15, 2023On time £128,453 £116,827
March 31, 2021 Jan. 20, 2022On time £108,484 £71,237

Trustees

Name Appointed
Afsabranu Popal Dec. 1, 2023
David Franks Sept. 8, 2026
Helen Smeath Oct. 22, 2024
Hilda Tavolara Sept. 30, 2025
Paul Hammond Jan. 1, 2016
Thomas McKinstery April 19, 2023