Upper Norwood Library Trust

Analysis

Upper Norwood Library Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 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 company (Companies House number 08313429). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Upper Norwood Library Trust reported income of £317k and spending of £299k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £352k to £317k (-9.8%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Upper Norwood Library Trust sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lci - UK Limited (£317k), African Leadership Institute (£319k) and Willenhall Community Forum Limited (£317k).