Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust

Analysis

Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05760839). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust reported income of £56k and spending of £108k, spending 192% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £178k to £56k (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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 & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shropshire County Scout Council (£56k), Sheen Lions Football Club (£56k) and Atherton Cricket Club Limited (£56k).