Church Lane (Bedford) Community Association

Analysis

Church Lane (Bedford) Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2023, Church Lane (Bedford) Community Association reported income of £56k and spending of £78k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2023, income grew from £35k to £56k (+61%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Church Lane (Bedford) Community Association 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 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Evendons Primary School Parent & Teachers Association (£56k), Rotary Club of Wilton Trust Fund (£56k) and The Friends of St Catherine's (£56k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.