LIBRARIES UNLIMITED SOUTH WEST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Promoting and encouraging a love of reading.Providing free access to information.Inspiring people of all ages to learn, imagine, create, succeed.Guiding and supporting people to explore and connect to the wider world.Offering a welcoming space to meet, socialise, learn, read and enjoy new experiences.Supporting the health and wellbeing of individuals and local communities.
Latest income
£9.4m
Expenditure
£9.7m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £9.5m | £7.2m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £8.9m | £8.3m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £8.5m | £9.0m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £9.5m | £9.5m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £9.4m | £9.7m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £939k |
| Charitable activities | £7.7m |
| Trading | £563k |
| Investment income | £171k |
| Total income | £9.4m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £9.6m |
| Raising funds | £26k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £17k |
| Total expenditure | £9.7m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £2.9m |
| Total funds | £3.2m |
| — restricted | £294k |
| — unrestricted | £2.9m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £3.2m |
| Cash | £2.8m |
People
| Employees | 360 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Recreation
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.