Friends of Watlington Library

Analysis

Friends of Watlington Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watlington. It was registered in November 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Friends of Watlington Library reported income of £16k and spending of £11k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £6,964 to £16k (+125%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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, Friends of Watlington Library sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sir John Hicks Foundation (£16k), Beverley Chamber Choir (£16k) and Burscough and District University of the Third Age (£16k).