Bedford Town Band

Analysis

Bedford Town Band is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in May 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bedford Town Band reported income of £23k and spending of £21k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £8,201 to £23k (+179%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 212%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Bedford Town Band sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hart Voices (£23k), The Bridgewater Sinfonia Trust (£23k) and Activity in Retirement - Macclesfield (Air) (£23k).