Hathern Community Library

Analysis

Hathern Community Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Loughborough. It was registered in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science 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 March 2025, Hathern Community Library reported income of £12k and spending of £5,034, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £20k to £12k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 36% 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, Hathern Community Library sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Garn Dolbenmaen Community Centre and Recreation Ground (£12k), Association for Studies in the Conservation of Historic Buildings (£12k) and Billington Village Hall (£12k).