Boroughbridge Area Community Library Association (Bacla)

Analysis

Boroughbridge Area Community Library Association (Bacla) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in July 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 buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Boroughbridge Area Community Library Association (Bacla) reported income of £22k and spending of £12k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £15k to £22k (+49%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Boroughbridge Area Community Library Association (Bacla) sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 54% 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 Royal Air Force Sports Parachute Association (£22k), The Weston Longville, Morton on the Hill and Attlebridge Hall for All (£22k) and Walmer Bridge Football Club (£22k).