The Tirril and Sockbridge Reading Room and Library

Analysis

The Tirril and Sockbridge Reading Room and Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in March 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science 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, The Tirril and Sockbridge Reading Room and Library reported income of £11k and spending of £11k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £34k to £11k (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 69% 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, The Tirril and Sockbridge Reading Room and Library sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cardiff Male Choir (£11k), Thixendale Village Hall (£11k) and Holybourne Village Hall (£11k).