Libraries and Information East Midlands

Analysis

Libraries and Information East Midlands is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in June 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Libraries and Information East Midlands reported income of £19k and spending of £25k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16k to £19k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 138% 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, Libraries and Information East Midlands sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Brough Memorial Hall (£19k), 7200 Trust (£19k) and Bradford on Avon Choral Society (£19k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.