Cwmcarn and Abercarn Library and Institute

Analysis

Cwmcarn and Abercarn Library and Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newport. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cwmcarn and Abercarn Library and Institute reported income of £18k and spending of £16k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £8,683 to £18k (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Cwmcarn and Abercarn Library and Institute sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sharnbrook Village Hall (£18k), Smisby Village Hall (£18k) and Dorset Storm Basketball Club (£18k).