Friends of Whitburn Library

Analysis

Friends of Whitburn Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 September 2025, Friends of Whitburn Library reported income of £14k and spending of £14k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £6,987 to £14k (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 250%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Friends of Whitburn Library sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Grosvenor Park (£14k), Holt & District Dementia Support (£14k) and Lifespring International (£14k).