Shortstown Community Trust

Analysis

Shortstown Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05027452). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shortstown Community Trust reported income of £23k and spending of £33k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £23k to £23k (+2.2%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Shortstown Community Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Tollerton Scout Group (£23k), Birmingham Roller Derby (£23k) and Friends of Ashtead Youth Club (£23k).