Bedford Christian Centre

Analysis

Bedford Christian Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Bedford Christian Centre reported income of £30k and spending of £19k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £80k to £30k (-62%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bedford Christian Centre sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Good Shepherd Christian Ministries (£30k), Wythall Together (£30k) and East Finchley Community Trust (£30k).