Westoning Village Hall (Spensley Trust)

Analysis

Westoning Village Hall (Spensley Trust) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in August 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Westoning Village Hall (Spensley Trust) reported income of £22k and spending of £13k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £24k to £22k (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Westoning Village Hall (Spensley Trust) sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Broadway Belles Wi (£21k), Grow Volunteer Consulting (£22k) and Birkenhead Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps (£21k).