Denton West End Community Library

Analysis

Denton West End Community Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Denton West End Community Library reported income of £53k and spending of £43k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £30k to £53k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Denton West End Community Library sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% 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 Community Education Academy of Leadership (£52k), Southbank Enterprise Trust Ltd. (£53k) and Capital Training and Development Network (£52k).