Bedale Community Library

Analysis

Bedale Community Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in January 2017, 9 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 services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Bedale Community Library reported income of £40k and spending of £14k, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £14k to £40k (+177%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Bedale Community Library sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Use for the Old Station (£40k), 1st Royston Scout Group (£40k) and Oswestry Team Tennis (Ott) Lawn Tennis Club (£40k).