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Charities in Bedford

585 registered charities have their contact address in Bedford, with a combined income of £193.6m a year. Most are small: 271 take in under £10,000. 5 registered in the last three months.

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585registered charities
£193.6mincome a yearbetween them
5newly registeredlast three months
Bedfordmost charities236 based there

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The biggest

  • The Harpur Trust A local foundation that uses the legacy of Sir William Harpur, the founder in 1566, to benefit the inhabitants of the Borough of Bedford… £73.0m a year · Princeton Court
  • The Thalidomide Trust The Thalidomide Trust provides relief and assistance to its beneficiaries through financial assistance and support services. £28.6m a year · Eaton Court Road
  • Bedford Greenacre Independent School LTD The Charity seeks to educate children from Bedford and the surrounding areas and seeks to help those who have special educational needs. £8.8m a year · Manton Lane
  • Amicus Trust Supporting single homeless people and enabling them to achieve and sustain an independent life.We provide Supported Accomodation. We… £8.4m a year · Midland Road
  • Impakt Housing & Support Area of work:Housing homelessness people and women and children fleeing domestic abuse.Skills4 courses providing help, training, and… £6.4m a year · Bromham Road
  • Hopeworks Uk (Bedford) HopeWorks is a charity tackling homelessness, displacement, and isolation in Bedford. We provide person-centered support, accommodation,… £3.0m a year · Harpur Street
  • Rapid Relief Team THE MAIN ACTIVITY OF RRT IS PROVIDING WELFARE SUPPORT TO EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL ATTENDING MAJOR INCIDENTS, AS WELL AS PRACTICAL HELP… £2.8m a year · Little End Road
  • Bedford School Foundation Trust The Trust is established to manage funds and property donated to Bedford School so as to promote the education of pupils at Bedford… £2.7m a year · Glebe Road
  • Autism Bedfordshire Autism related family respite services, Youth groups, Summer activity schemes, Helpline, life/social/work skills training, parent… £2.5m a year · I Hammond Road
  • Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity BRCC exists to help people and communities in Bedfordshire to do more for themselves.Our main areas of work are:- Supporting Communities-… £2.3m a year · Southill Road
  • King'S Arms Trust (Bedford) The principal objectives of the trust are the advancement of the Christian Religion in the UK and Overseas; the advancement for the public… £2.1m a year · Ampthill Road
  • Early Childhood Partnership ECP is a locally based not for profit organisation that exists to deliver Children's Centre and associated services to local families,… £2.0m a year · Meadway
  • Emmaus Turvey Relief of poverty, hardship and distress by providing (or assisting in) accomodation for poor and homeless people in Bedfordshire,… £2.0m a year · School Lane
  • Age Concern Bedfordshire We provide services to adults over the age of 50 years and their family or carers to make informed choices on benefits and enabling… £1.9m a year · Bromham Road
  • Greenacre Trust Limited The charity seeks to provide premises suitable for the provision of education services for children from Bedford and surrounding areas. £1.6m a year · Manton Lane

By size

Income a yearCharities
Under £10k271
£10k to £100k183
£100k to £1m113
Over £1m18

Every area

BedfordMK40236£135.0m
KempstonMK42121£28.3m
ElstowMK4220£3.7m
BiddenhamMK4019£1.5m
BromhamMK4317£732k
Great DenhamMK4015£225k
WoottonMK4315£930k
HarroldMK4313£551k
SharnbrookMK4413£211k
ClaphamMK4112£711k
OakleyMK4312£851k
ShortstownMK4210£323k
WilsteadMK459£357k
ChellingtonMK438£372k
CopleMK448£348k
WildenMK448£82k
CarltonMK437£2.3m
TurveyMK437£809k
Great BarfordMK446£93k
WillingtonMK446£684k
WymingtonNN105£21k
ThurleighMK445£63k
WixamsMK425£136k
Milton ErnestMK444£14k
PodingtonNN293£70k
Upper DeanPE283£28k
CardingtonMK443£2.4m
Cotton EndMK453£37k
StevingtonMK433£79k
StewartbyMK433£199k
YeldenMK443£22k
RoxtonMK442£58k
StagsdenMK432£57k
WybostonMK442£32k

Where the figures come from

The Charity Commission publishes the register of charities every day, under the Open Government Licence. We keep charities whose contact address is in Bedford, so a few based elsewhere with a Bedford contact appear, and Bedford branches of national charities may not. Many small charities give a trustee’s home as their address, so we show the street only, and never trustees’ names.

Charities in every area

Questions people ask

How many charities are there in Bedford?

585 registered charities have a contact address in Bedford, with a combined income of £193.6m a year.

What are the biggest charities in Bedford?

By income, The Harpur Trust (£73.0m), The Thalidomide Trust (£28.6m) and Bedford Greenacre Independent School LTD (£8.8m).

How many new charities are registered in Bedford?

5 charities in Bedford registered with the Charity Commission in the last three months.