Boldon and Cleadon Community Library

Analysis

Boldon and Cleadon Community Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Boldon. It was registered in February 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training 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, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Boldon and Cleadon Community Library reported income of £85k and spending of £35k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £36k to £85k (+138%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Boldon and Cleadon Community Library sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashford District Scout Council (£85k), St Nicholas Community Association (£86k) and Chelmsford City Youth Football Club (£85k).