The University of Bedfordshire Ecumenical Chaplaincy Trust

Analysis

The University of Bedfordshire Ecumenical Chaplaincy Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06204411). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The University of Bedfordshire Ecumenical Chaplaincy Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £4,589, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £34k to £16k (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The University of Bedfordshire Ecumenical Chaplaincy Trust sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Bible School (£16k), Adriana's Children (£16k) and Village Hall (Hanchurch) (£16k).