Friends of Tottington Library

Analysis

Friends of Tottington Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury. It was registered in December 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, economic/community development/employment 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 and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of Tottington Library reported income of £44k and spending of £35k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £40k to £44k (+10%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Friends of Tottington Library sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elstead Village Halls (£44k), The Friends of Alveston C.e. Primary School (£44k) and Repton Casuals Football Club (£44k).