Houghton Conquest Village Hall

Analysis

Houghton Conquest Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in October 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, religious activities, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Houghton Conquest Village Hall reported income of £40k and spending of £48k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £40k to £40k (+0.2%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Houghton Conquest Village Hall sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zion Harvest Church (£40k), Think Gita (£40k) and Friends of Carlisle Cathedral (£40k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.