Governance and policies

Autism Bedfordshire is a charitable company limited by guarantee.  It was registered as a charity on 14th November 2003 and incorporated on 9th January 2004 at Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ.

Registration no: 04632497

Registered office and operation address: Salamander House, 2-10 St. John’s Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire MK42 0DH.

The company was established under a Memorandum of Association, which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. Under those articles, the members of the Management Committee are elected at the A.G.M. to serve a period of 3 years, subject to ratification at each A.G.M. which is usually held in October each year.

The Members of the Management Committee are Trustees of the Charitable Company and also Directors for the purposes of Company Law.

This Board of Trustees is strongly involved in setting our overall direction and vision, and the trustees understand how the charity operates and what its opportunities and challenges are.  Monthly board meetings are well attended and our vision, mission and objectives are regularly reviewed. You can see who our trustees are here.

To view our 2015-2016 Annual Report and Accounts, please click here. The 2016-2017 version is currently being finalised and will be available shortly.

You can also find us on the Charity Commission website for England and Wales.

Autism Bedfordshire operates under a number of policies and procedures and are available upon request: Email: enquiries@autismbeds.org Tel:01234 214871.