Helmsley Community Library

Analysis

Helmsley Community Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in February 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 services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Helmsley Community Library reported income of £24k and spending of £18k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £27k to £24k (-9.2%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Helmsley Community Library sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wetherby District Lions Club (£24k), Isle of Axholme Lions Club CIO (£24k) and The Alexandra Sales Trust (£24k).