Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries

Analysis

Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Richmond. It was registered in January 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 2025, Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries reported income of £75k and spending of £66k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £177k to £75k (-58%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The P a R Charitable Trust (£75k), The Sutton Pendle Charitable Trust (£75k) and Yapton and Ford Village Hall (£75k).