Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 7

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 1

LANGNEY COMMUNITY LIBRARY

Operating from within the Langney Shopping Centre in Eastbourne, we are a community-run library for the residents of Langney and surrounding areas providing free membership to those that wish to use the library to borrow books and/or use the library's laptops to e.g. access/send emails and access the Internet. We offer IT support. We offer printing/ photocopying facilities (at competitive rates).

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/07/23	£2,100	£4,962	£-2,862	33
31/07/22	£2,796	£22,081	£-19,285	19
31/07/21	£21,391	£23,574	£-2,183	19
31/07/20	£47,202	£14,829	£32,373	28
31/07/19	£17,796	£8,260	£9,536	40

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.langneycommunitylibrary.com

langneycommunitylibrary@outlook.com

07565 936987

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
33 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Langney Community Library
£5,000	19/11/2020 3	Funding was provided for project costs associated with developing the activities available for the community to include a homework club, literacy project and intergenerational activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Langney Community Hub: disabled toilet and kitchen facilities
£9,950	27/03/2020 2	The funding will be used to carry out building works including new toilet and kitchen facilities at the community library. The project aims to create a community hub for local people to come together ....more The funding will be used to carry out building works including new toilet and kitchen facilities at the community library. The project aims to create a community hub for local people to come together and access groups and services.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALAN SHUTTLEWORTH (Chair) Appointed: 2018

HUGH WAYNE PARKER Appointed: 2022

SUSAN TOURLE Appointed: 2021

TIM HERVEY Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/09/2018, number: 1179763

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Unit 27 (formerly Unit 13)
Langney Shopping Centre
64 Kingfisher Drive
EASTBOURNE
East Sussex
BN23 7RT

Objectives

THE AIM OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY BASED PUBLIC AMENITY NAMELY A PUBLIC LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY HUB SITUATED IN THE LANGNEY SHOPPING CENTRE IN EASTBOURNE, DRAWING ON THE SURROUNDING AREA AND COMMUNITIES.TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE LANGNEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS AND COMMUNITIES THE PROVISION OF THE LIBRARY FOR LEARNING, RECREATION AND OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, YOUTH, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID RESIDENTS.

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