Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Accounts overdue -5
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -5

SWINDON COMMUNITY LIBRARY TRUST CIO

The Liden Library & Community Hub operates from a community library in Liden, Swindon, where we provide books for people of all ages to read, hold events including story time for children and support the local community with events.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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 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
31/03/22		£23	£22	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/03/21	*	£6	£3	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/20		£38	£41	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	27
31/03/19	*	£63	£54	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	17
31/03/18		£11	£5	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	31

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.swindonlibrarytrust.com

David.M.Bell@BTinternet.com

01793 433647

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Swindon,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
11 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

BAZIL SOLOMON Appointed: 2022

EILEEN ELIZABETH HALLER Appointed: 2022

GARRY PERKINS Appointed: 2022

DAVID MALCOLM BELL Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: VOLUNTARY ACTION - SWINDON,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/01/2017, number: 1171371

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR19: 20 days late,

Main office

Liden Library
Barrington Close
SWINDON
SN3 6HF

Objectives

(1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND LITERACY OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF A LENDING LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS SWINDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. (2) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SWINDON AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, SEX, RACE, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING WHEN APPROPRIATE TOGETHER THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND LITERACY, AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, FOR EDUCATION, RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE INHABITANTS WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (3) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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