Friends of Grappenhall Library

Analysis

Friends of Grappenhall Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warrington. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07747502). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of Grappenhall Library reported income of £22k and spending of £16k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £26k to £22k (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 62% 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 Grappenhall Library sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sussex Cricket Museum and Educational Trust (£22k), Spoff's Scholarship Fund (£22k) and Arlesey Women's Institute (£22k).