Faces Bedford

Analysis

Faces Bedford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05372026). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Faces Bedford reported income of £495k and spending of £444k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £289k to £495k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Faces Bedford sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alex Ferry Foundation (£495k), Parkinson's Care and Support UK (£495k) and Burnside Centre (£495k).