Bromley House Library

Analysis

Bromley House Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in March 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03413612). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bromley House Library reported income of £505k and spending of £442k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £364k to £505k (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Bromley House Library sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Icon Theatre (£505k), Brighton and Hove Philharmonic Society Limited (£505k) and The Heritage Alliance (£505k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 50%, donations and legacies 23%, trading 22% and investments 4.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £500. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £275k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.