The Aberdovey Literary Institute

Analysis

The Aberdovey Literary Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gwynedd. It was registered in April 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Aberdovey Literary Institute reported income of £21k and spending of £21k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £15k to £21k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Aberdovey Literary Institute sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Hall at Grizebeck CIO (£21k), Village Hall (£21k) and Douglas Swire Memorial Hall and Longden Sports Ground (£21k).