Bingham Library Trust Limited
Analysis
Bingham Library Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09317378). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Bingham Library Trust Limited reported income of £183k and spending of £219k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £133k to £183k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.
Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bingham Library Trust Limited sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rahab Project (£180k), Doctors in Distress (£184k) and Animal Justice Project Trust (£179k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
For the benefit of Cirencester, to advance public education & the arts/music. Also to provide facilities for recreation or leisure, in the interests of social welfare, to improve life for people who live in or visit the area and/or people who have particular needs by reason of youth, age, infirmity, disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Rahab Project | London | £180k |
| Doctors in Distress | Watford | £184k |
| Animal Justice Project Trust | London | £179k |
| Wardroom Mess Fund, HMS Sultan | Gosport | £188k |