Thomas Plume's Library
Analysis
Thomas Plume's Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maldon. It was registered in September 2018, 8 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 sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Thomas Plume's Library reported income of £43k and spending of £44k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £97k to £43k (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 73% 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, Thomas Plume's Library sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% 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 Middleton and Aislaby Village Hall (£43k), The Eve Brook Scholarship Fund (£43k) and The Wollstonecraft Society (£43k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To preserve and maintain for the benefit of the public the collection of pictures, books, and other historic artefacts collectively known as Thomas Plume's Library, Maldon, Essex.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Middleton and Aislaby Village Hall | n yorks | £43k |
| The Eve Brook Scholarship Fund | West Midlands | £43k |
| The Wollstonecraft Society | London | £43k |
| Huntingdonshire Philharmonic | Cambridgeshire | £43k |