The Friends of Fleckney Library

Analysis

The Friends of Fleckney Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Friends of Fleckney Library reported income of £23k and spending of £26k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £43k to £23k (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Friends of Fleckney Library sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 15th Norwich Air Scout Group (£23k), 1st Castle Canyke Scout Group (£23k) and Compton Village Hall (£23k).

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.