# BUSHMEAD COMMUNITY CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1169398
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 28, 2016
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1169398


## Contact

- **Address:** Bushmead Community Hub, Hancock Drive, LUTON
- **Postcode:** LU2 7SF
- **Phone:** 01582422818
- **Email:** team@bushmeadhub.co.uk
- **Website:** http://www.bushmeadhub.co.uk/



## Activities

**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.

**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.




## 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



## Areas of operation

- Central Bedfordshire
- Luton



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £167507 | £164345 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £168407 | £177278 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £164282 | £230670 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £128453 | £116827 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £108484 | £71237 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Afsabranu Popal — appointed Dec. 1, 2023
- Alan Sidney Mason — appointed April 26, 2017
- Helen Smeath — appointed Oct. 22, 2024
- PAUL HAMMOND — appointed Jan. 1, 2016
- Tara Stock — appointed Oct. 22, 2024
- Thomas McKinstery — appointed April 19, 2023