Friends of Southwold Library

Analysis

Friends of Southwold Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 services.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Friends of Southwold Library reported income of £46k and spending of £20k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £11k to £46k (+311%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 62% 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 Southwold Library sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The George's Garage (George and Maisie Blackburn) Charitable Trust (£46k), Shipham Village Hall Trust (£46k) and Oliver Hind Club (£46k).