# BANDSTAND BEDS ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1193238
- **Other names:** BANDSTAND BEDS, BBA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 25, 2021
- **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=1193238


## Contact

- **Address:** c/o 16 CRESSET STREET, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW4 6BP
- **Phone:** 07548255049
- **Email:** ccbandstandbeds@gmail.com
- **Website:** https://bandstandbeds.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO:1. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION BY PROVIDING AN AREA FOR USE AS A COMMUNITY GARDEN FOR INDIVIDUALS IN CLAPHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, 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 IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING TRAINING, WORKSHOPS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SUBJECTS OF HORTICULTURE, FOOD GROWING AND OTHER RELATED TOPICS.3. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF A COMMUNITY GARDEN IN CLAPHAM BY PROMOTING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.

**Activities:** BBA is a volunteer-led organisation based on Clapham Common, formed to promote environmental sustainability, food growing and the support of wildlife. BBA has three growing spaces including a large community garden with a field kitchen. These provide people with an opportunity to get outdoors to learn, share and practise horticultural skills, meet people and be at one with the natural world.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Lambeth



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £20614 | £17142 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £8713 | £9629 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £14588 | £12712 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £8937 | £6693 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £19129 | £18470 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **DAVID RONALD DANDRIDGE** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 25, 2021
- Abigail Sarah Trott — appointed Feb. 12, 2026
- Andrew Besso — appointed Jan. 25, 2021
- Baljinder Kaur Dhaliwal — appointed Feb. 15, 2024
- Elizabeth David — appointed Jan. 25, 2021
- Gary Taylor — appointed Feb. 12, 2026
- Hugo Willaim Jack Rossi — appointed Feb. 12, 2026
- Lynn Veronica Keane — appointed Feb. 15, 2024
- Nigel Haselden — appointed Jan. 25, 2021
- Pierrick Bruno Roger — appointed Feb. 12, 2026
- Sara Alys Chipperton — appointed Feb. 12, 2026