# QUEEN'S PARK COMMUNITY ORGANISATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1199226
- **Other names:** QUEEN'S PARK COMMUNITY ORCHARD
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 9, 2022
- **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=1199226


## Contact

- **Address:** 16 FORD END ROAD, Bedford
- **Postcode:** MK404JH
- **Phone:** 07824035000
- **Email:** admin@qpco.org.uk
- **Website:** www.qpco.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** OUR FOUR OBJECTS ARE:1. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.2. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF BEDFORD AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.3. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF BEDFORD AND SURROUNDING AREAS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATION WITH 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 OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.4. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN BEDFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.

**Activities:** We are  a grassroots organisation operating in Bedford. We work to address social exclusion due to isolation. We also relieve poverty, develop the capacity and skills of socially and economically disadvantaged people and provide recreation and leisure activities to help people integrate, participate and improve their life conditions.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bedford



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £125539 | £102586 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £114790 | £101523 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £79599 | £50786 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **eric masih** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 30, 2022
- Aysha Magre — appointed Jan. 30, 2022
- Emma Jane Phelan — appointed Aug. 10, 2023
- Jennifer Foley — appointed Jan. 30, 2022