Yelden Village Hall

Analysis

Yelden Village Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in January 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Yelden Village Hall reported income of £18k and spending of £30k, spending 169% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £25k to £18k (-27%), an average of -7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Yelden Village Hall sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Margam Community Centre (£18k), The Friends of Walkington School (£18k) and Cardea Community Sports Association (£18k).