Bamford Village Institute

Analysis

Bamford Village Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hope Valley. It was registered in April 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Bamford Village Institute reported income of £17k and spending of £14k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £24k to £17k (-32%), an average of -9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bamford Village Institute sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rookley Village Association (£17k), Lelant Village Hall (£17k) and The Friends of Music in Winchester (£17k).