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Northfields Community Library

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1185498LondonEducation and training
Income£37k2025-03-31
Spending£25ksame year
Spent / received53%5-year average
Size in its cause63rd pctEducation and training
Registered2019CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Northfields Community Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. 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 2025, Northfields Community Library reported income of £37k and spending of £25k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £36k to £37k (+4.2%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Northfields Community Library sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cylch Meithrin Llangelynnin (£37k), Grimsby and Cleethorpes District Scout Council (£37k) and Old Rishworthian Scholarship Fund (£37k).

Income and spending

£0£9,565£19k£29k£38k2021 Income: £35,6062021 Spending: £4,59920212022 Income: £21,2342022 Spending: £13,10120222023 Income: £29,6732023 Spending: £18,09120232024 Income: £38,2602024 Spending: £24,90620242025 Income: £37,0952025 Spending: £25,1432025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

We will be providing a Community Managed Library run by trained volunteers from the local community. We will offer a traditional library service as well as developing other activities and events for all age ranges creating a community hub for independent learning, recreation and leisure.

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