Goldington Reading and Recreation Room

Analysis

Goldington Reading and Recreation Room is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in August 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Goldington Reading and Recreation Room reported income of £11k and spending of £7,213, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £22k to £11k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 161%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Goldington Reading and Recreation Room sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Goole Civic Society (£11k), Lancaster City Brass (£11k) and Friends of Bradford Art Galleries and Museums (£11k).