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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

MARKFIELD COMMUNITY LIBRARY 

The advancement of education for the public benefit in Markfield by the provision of a volunteer run public lending library.
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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
miles

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£15£18£-4n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/22£9£12£-2n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/21£51£11£39n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/20£21£14£7n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/19£23£19£4n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/18£17£11£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£28£7£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£11£4£6£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

markfieldcommunitylibrary.co.uk

markfieldlibrary@gmail.com

01163053642

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leicestershire,
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? ?

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
Department for Work and Pensions - TOUR DE LONDON LIMMITED
£7,104 01/04/2022
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Department for Work and Pensions - THE OTHER SONGS LIMMITED
£5,221 01/04/2022
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Department for Work and Pensions - TOUR DE LONDON
£3,000 01/04/2021
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/06/2015, number: 1162059
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

Markfield Community Library
Oakfield Avenue
MARKFIELD
LE67 9WG

Objectives

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN MARKFIELD BY THE PROVISION OF A VOLUNTEER RUN LENDING LIBRARY.2. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF MARKFIELD THE PROVISION OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR RECREATION AND OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, 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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LEICESTERSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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