Cople Village Trust

Analysis

Cople Village Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in January 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cople Village Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £37k, spending 181% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £24k to £21k (-13%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 236%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Cople Village Trust 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 Kingstanding Community Association (£21k), Northampton Croquet Club (£21k) and Cowan Bridge Youth Club (£21k).