South Western Regional Library Services CIO

Analysis

South Western Regional Library Services CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in December 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, South Western Regional Library Services CIO reported income of £29k and spending of £38k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £42k to £29k (-30%), an average of -8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, South Western Regional Library Services CIO sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include York Musical Theatre Company (£29k), Sudanese School Cardiff (£29k) and Caterham Community Association (£29k).