Burbage Community Library

Analysis

Burbage Community 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, 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 human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Burbage Community Library reported income of £33k and spending of £31k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £18k to £33k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 224%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, Burbage Community Library sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Essendine Village Hall Trust (£33k), Dewsbury and District Third Age (£33k) and Stratton and District Young Farmers Club (£33k).