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Frecheville Library and Learning Centre

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1158647SheffieldAmateur sport and recreation
Income£13k2025-03-31
Spending£9,839same year
Spent / received74%5-year average
Size in its cause39th pctAmateur sport and recreation
Registered2014CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Frecheville Library and Learning Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Frecheville Library and Learning Centre reported income of £13k and spending of £9,839, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £30k to £13k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Frecheville Library and Learning Centre sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wickwar Community Centre (£13k), Southill Parish Hall (£13k) and North Cerney Memorial Village Hall (£13k).

Income and spending

£0£7,570£15k£23k£30k2021 Income: £30,2812021 Spending: £8,29520212022 Income: £13,5472022 Spending: £22,45920222023 Income: £12,7912023 Spending: £13,73520232024 Income: £13,5802024 Spending: £7,50620242025 Income: £13,1092025 Spending: £9,8392025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Normal library services loaning books etcSupporting learning, Refreshments,Mother and baby group sessions,Knit & natter & Ladies craft chat groups,Reading and writing groups.Book sales,Photocopying, computers & internet for public,Yoga Classes,Children's Lego ClubAll other opportunities to Fund-raise and develop the Library as a community hub

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Wickwar Community CentreGloucestershire£13k
Southill Parish HallDunstable£13k
North Cerney Memorial Village HallGloucestershire£13k
The Honiton 729 ClubBudleigh Salterton£13k