Measham & District Community Library

Analysis

Measham & District Community Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swadlincote. It was registered in June 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, Measham & District Community Library reported income of £19k and spending of £14k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £32k to £19k (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Measham & District Community Library sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 6th Newark (Christchurch) Sea Scout Group (Tl/2366) (£19k), Hartwell Community Centre (£19k) and Farndon War Memorial Hall (£19k).