The Working Class Movement Library

Analysis

The Working Class Movement Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in August 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05721140). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Working Class Movement Library reported income of £217k and spending of £278k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £233k to £217k (-7.1%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Working Class Movement Library sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fort Amherst Heritage Trust (£216k), Project Aware Foundation (£217k) and Urbanwise.london Limited (£216k).