Friern Barnet Community Library

Analysis

Friern Barnet Community Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08369031). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friern Barnet Community Library reported income of £19k and spending of £16k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13k to £19k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 111% 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, Friern Barnet Community Library sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Malmesbury Abbey Music Society (£19k), Eltham Choral Society (£19k) and Kinoulton Village Hall (£19k).