Neasham Reading Room

Analysis

Neasham Reading Room is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in January 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Neasham Reading Room reported income of £14k and spending of £11k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2,050 to £14k (+581%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 429%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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, Neasham Reading Room sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hopwood Foundation for Heritage, Arts, Education & Inspiration (£14k), Cockerton Prize Silver Band (£14k) and The Musique-Cordiale Trust (£14k).