Over Alderley and Birtles Reading Room

Analysis

Over Alderley and Birtles Reading Room is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Macclesfield. It was registered in January 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Over Alderley and Birtles Reading Room reported income of £17k and spending of £25k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £15k to £17k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Over Alderley and Birtles Reading Room sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% 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 The Royal Southampton Yacht Club Trust (Rsyct) (£17k), St Clears Young Farmers Club (£17k) and Lowther Street Annexe (£17k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.