Peak Forest Reading Room

Analysis

Peak Forest Reading Room is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buxton. It was registered in September 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Peak Forest Reading Room reported income of £17k and spending of £22k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £26k to £17k (-33%), an average of -9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 679%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Peak Forest Reading Room sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 3rd Hoddesdon Scout Group (£17k), The Oxford Foundation (£17k) and Ibby UK Section (£17k).