Beccles Library Community Trust

Analysis

Beccles Library Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in June 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Beccles Library Community Trust reported income of £15k and spending of £11k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £11k to £15k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Beccles Library Community Trust sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include U3a Sevenoaks (£15k), Keswick Hall Choir (£15k) and The Literature Prize Foundation (£15k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.