The Art Libraries Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland

Analysis

The Art Libraries Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Art Libraries Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland reported income of £38k and spending of £30k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £26k to £38k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Art Libraries Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends Of Harold Court School & Nursery (£38k), Guides of Kent - Kent East Guide Association (£38k) and The Friends of Langley Park School for Boys (£38k).