Woodside Church

Analysis

Woodside Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in November 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12279065). It says it provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Woodside Church reported income of £712k and spending of £741k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £431k to £712k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Woodside Church sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Englefield Charitable Trust (£712k), T.d Seminary Ltd (£713k) and Charis (Christian Help & Action for Refugees in Somerset) (£711k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 72% and charitable activities 27%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £100k. Reserves of £204k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.