Trecynon Free Library and Institute

Analysis

Trecynon Free Library and Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aberdare. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Trecynon Free Library and Institute reported income of £16k and spending of £11k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £52k to £16k (-69%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Trecynon Free Library and Institute sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Leonard Curtis Foundation (£16k), David Goodman Charitable Trust (£16k) and Leigh House Trust Limited (£16k).