Doorstep Library Network

Analysis

Doorstep Library Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Doorstep Library Network reported income of £749k and spending of £683k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £742k to £749k (+1.0%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Doorstep Library Network sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Skills and Education Group Access (£749k), The Coopers' Company and Coborn Educational Foundation (£753k) and St Joseph's Child Care Group (£748k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94%, charitable activities 4.7% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £222k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.