Marston Moreteyne Village Hall

Analysis

Marston Moreteyne Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in September 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Marston Moreteyne Village Hall reported income of £21k and spending of £12k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £76k to £21k (-73%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Marston Moreteyne Village Hall sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Vine Centre Trust (£21k), The Southwold and Reydon Recreational Development Council (£21k) and Treeton Memorial Community Centre and Playing Fields (£21k).