Water Orton Library and Community Centre
Analysis
Water Orton Library and Community Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in June 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, accommodation/housing and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08000175). It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Water Orton Library and Community Centre reported income of £11k and spending of £9,458, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £10k to £11k (+3.3%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 151%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Water Orton Library and Community Centre sits at the 16th percentile: it is larger than about 16% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bishopstone United Charities (£11k), Leslie K Osmond Memorial Bungalows (£11k) and Ann Elizabeth Mason for Old People (£11k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
1.1.1 To benefit the residents of Water Orton and the neighbourhood, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bishopstone United Charities | Seaford | £11k |
| Leslie K Osmond Memorial Bungalows | North East Lincolnshire | £11k |
| Ann Elizabeth Mason for Old People | Lincolnshire | £11k |
| Charity of Mrs Mary Barfield | Colchester | £11k |