Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -17 ?

THE FRIENDS OF SUMMERTOWN LIBRARY 

The advancement of education for the public benefit by supporting the operation and maintenance of a public library in Summertown for the benefit of the local residents.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/22£0£3£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20*£4£1£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£8£95£-87n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£21£0£21£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/17£16£0£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£11£0£11£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/15£24£0£24£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/14£18£5£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£4£0£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£6£5£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.friendsofsummertownlibrary.org

friendsofsummertownlibrary@gmail.com

01865554381

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/06/2012, number: 1147612
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR20: 2 days late, AR16: 32 days late, AR12: 297 days late,
Main office

7 CAPEL CLOSE
OXFORD
OX2 7LA

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY SUPPORTING THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY IN SUMMERTOWN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL RESIDENTS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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