Milton Ernest Village Hall

Analysis

Milton Ernest Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in November 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Milton Ernest Village Hall reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £25k to £12k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Milton Ernest Village Hall sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Highfield Health Promotion Group (£12k), Relief Fund for Romania Limited (£12k) and The Friends of White Hall Centre (£12k).

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.