Cranfield Village Hall

Analysis

Cranfield Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in October 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Cranfield Village Hall reported income of £23k and spending of £25k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £30k to £23k (-22%), an average of -6.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Cranfield Village Hall sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bexley Rotary Club Benevolent Trust (£23k), Rotary Club of St Neots St Mary Trust Fund (£23k) and Water Incorporated (£23k).

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.