The Kempston Community Association Limited
Analysis
The Kempston Community Association Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kempston. It was registered in April 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05396860). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending June 2025, The Kempston Community Association Limited reported income of £133k and spending of £139k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £65k to £133k (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Kempston Community Association Limited sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Churches in Reading Drop-In Centre (£133k), Re Church (£133k) and The British Fire Services Association Members Welfare Fund (£133k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To provide a local community centre for the benefit of all Kempston residents and voluntary organisations without distinction of sex political, religious or other opinions in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for all users of the facility.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Churches in Reading Drop-In Centre | Reading | £133k |
| Re Church | Nottingham | £133k |
| The British Fire Services Association Members Welfare Fund | Lancaster | £133k |
| Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund | Manchester | £133k |