Whickham Volunteer Library Association

Analysis

Whickham Volunteer Library Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 2026, Whickham Volunteer Library Association reported income of £41k and spending of £25k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £31k to £41k (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Whickham Volunteer Library Association sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Helping Hands of Liliput Infant School (£41k), East Grinstead & District Lions Club (CIO) (£41k) and Judy and Paul Dewinter Charitable Trust (£41k).