Learning Library
Analysis
Learning Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Spennymoor. It was registered in October 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Learning Library reported income of £145k and spending of £123k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £145k to £145k (-0.2%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Learning Library sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alsager Community Support (£145k), Herefordshire Association for the Blind (£145k) and Incorporated Church Institute, Upper Tooting (£145k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Learning Library's main function is to loan out specialist resources and equipment to people of all ages who have additional needs.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Alsager Community Support | Stoke-On-Trent | £145k |
| Herefordshire Association for the Blind | Hereford | £145k |
| Incorporated Church Institute, Upper Tooting | Kent | £145k |
| Pippa's Group | East Sussex | £145k |