Bedford House Community Association

Analysis

Bedford House Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckhurst Hill. It was registered in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Bedford House Community Association reported income of £295k and spending of £295k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £181k to £295k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Bedford House Community Association sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hull & East Riding Sports Club (£295k), Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust Limited (£295k) and GVCC (£294k).