Haddenham Community Library

Analysis

Haddenham Community Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aylesbury. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07972739). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Haddenham Community Library reported income of £52k and spending of £52k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £75k to £52k (-30%), an average of -8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 46%. 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, Haddenham Community Library sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jazzleeds (£52k), Grimethorpe Activity Zone (£52k) and The Fan Charity (£52k).