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Friends of Burnage Library Ltd

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1158817ManchesterArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£59k2025-03-31
Spending£58ksame year
Spent / received96%5-year average
Size in its cause72nd pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2014Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Friends of Burnage Library Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08909086). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of Burnage Library Ltd reported income of £59k and spending of £58k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £64k to £59k (-8.1%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Friends of Burnage Library Ltd sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society Limited (£59k), Congleton Players Amateur Theatre Club (£59k) and The Anglo-Hellenic League (£59k).

Income and spending

£0£17k£34k£51k£68k2021 Income: £64,1012021 Spending: £67,20020212022 Income: £63,8102022 Spending: £59,55720222023 Income: £33,4382023 Spending: £34,36720232024 Income: £68,3062024 Spending: £57,12320242025 Income: £58,8992025 Spending: £58,2102025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Friends of Burnage Library Ltd. provides a range of learning, cultural, creative and social activities at Burnage Library and Activity Hub, Manchester. Our volunteer team also work alongside partners to provide an outreach library service.

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Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society LimitedLincoln£59k
Congleton Players Amateur Theatre ClubCongleton£59k
The Anglo-Hellenic LeagueLondon£59k
The Tonbridge Philharmonic SocietyKent£59k