Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 8

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

THE FRIENDS OF HALESWORTH COUNTY LIBRARY

To raise funds to financially support Halesworth County Library. This is achieved through the organisation of numerous events such as table top sales, street markets and grant funding applications.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

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 recently

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
31/03/23		£11	£3	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/22		£3	£3	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/21		£10	£18	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20	*	£13	£6	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	39
31/03/19		£17	£3	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/18		£17	£15	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£12	£3	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£11	£19	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£22	£11	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
04/04/14		£10	£1	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.suffolklibraries.co.uk

friendsofhalesworthlibrary@gmail.com

01986 875095

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Suffolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

EVELYN LINDQVIST Appointed: 2015

AUBREY ALAN JONES Appointed: 2023

ELISE SOPHIA JEFFRIES Appointed: 2024

JACQUELINE WILLIAMS Appointed: 2021

NATALIE LLOYD-EVANS Appointed: 2016

NIGEL GEORGE FROSTICK (Chair) Appointed: 2019

DAVID BORER Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: RUMBURGH & ST. MICHAEL VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE,

SHEILA CONSTANCE FREEMAN Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeships: HUNTINGFIELD TOWN ESTATE CHARITY, THE HUNTINGFIELD EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, HUNTINGFIELD MILLENNIUM GREEN CIO,

YVONNE SANDISON Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: I MADE THIS (EDUCATION THROUGH THE ARTS),

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/09/2013, number: 1153765

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR20: 2 days late,

Main office

Halesworth Library
Bridge Street
HALESWORTH
Suffolk
IP19 8AD

Objectives

1.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN HALESWORTH, SUFFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A LENDING LIBRARY;2.TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF HALESWORTH, SUFFOLK AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR A RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

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