Shadwell Independent Library Limited

Analysis

Shadwell Independent Library Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in May 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08126915). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Shadwell Independent Library Limited reported income of £21k and spending of £22k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £24k to £21k (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Shadwell Independent Library Limited sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% 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 Frenchay After Burns Children's Club (£21k), Weir Quay Community Watersports Hub Club Ltd (£21k) and Human Organ Preservation Research Trust (£21k).