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Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity

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Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, disability.

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What are the key facts about Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£2,320,235
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£2,411,779
Registered charity number
1061538
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Southill Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity (number 1061538) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity do?

BRCC exists to help people and communities in Bedfordshire to do more for themselves.Our main areas of work are:- Supporting Communities- Health & Wellbeing- Environment- Community Transport- Rural Development

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity

Answers Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity's highest-paid staff paid?

Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£60,001–£70,0001

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity's money come from?

Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity reported £2.3m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.1m (92%), trading and fundraising events £159k (7%), donations and legacies £27k (1%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£2.1m · 92%
  • Trading and fundraising events£159k · 7%
  • Donations and legacies£27k · 1%
  • Investments£7,424 · 0%

Does Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
03327628 (Companies House)
Also known as
Brcc
Where it says it operates
Central Bedfordshire · Buckinghamshire · Cambridgeshire · Hertfordshire · Luton · Bedford

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity registered for?

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisability

Why is there no Clarity Score for Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity as a registered charity (number 1061538) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity's charity number?
Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity's charity number is 1061538. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1061538?
Search 1061538 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity do?
BRCC exists to help people and communities in Bedfordshire to do more for themselves.Our main areas of work are:- Supporting Communities- Health & Wellbeing- Environment- Community Transport- Rural Development
Does Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity?
Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity's website listed in our register data is http://bedsrcc.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity's money come from?
Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity reported £2.3m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.1m (92%), trading and fundraising events £159k (7%), donations and legacies £27k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity?
The register records Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity's trustees paid?
Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity registered as a charity?
Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity was entered on the register on 24 March 1997. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03327628).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.