Bedford Sports Foundation

Analysis

Bedford Sports Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02816600). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Bedford Sports Foundation reported income of £848k and spending of £159k, leaving 81% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £154k to £848k (+451%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 461%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Bedford Sports Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Longridge on the Thames (£847k), Graves Park (£849k) and Euxton Villa Football Club (£846k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85% and trading 15%. Charitable activities took 43% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.