Friends of Woodbridge Library

Analysis

Friends of Woodbridge Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woodbridge. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of Woodbridge Library reported income of £11k and spending of £21k, spending 179% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £660 to £11k (+1639%), an average of +104% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 415%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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, Friends of Woodbridge Library sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of St Julitta's Church (£11k), Crediton Area Development Trust Ltd (£11k) and Atom Festival of Science & Technology (£11k).