King's Arms Trust (Bedford)

Analysis

King's Arms Trust (Bedford) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05899019). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, King's Arms Trust (Bedford) reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £2.1m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, King's Arms Trust (Bedford) sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Third Sector Leaders Kirklees (£2.1m), Citizens Advice Swansea Neath Port Talbot Limited (£2.1m) and Groundswell Network Support UK (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 64%, trading 29% and charitable activities 6.6%. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 23%. Reserves of £160k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 66 people.