Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

'THE GLOBE' COMMUNITY LIBRARY 

The charity provides a community library service and information hub for the benefits of the local community and provides a venue for facilitating community activity.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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*£13£13£0n/an/an/an/an/a68
31/03/22£8£6£1n/an/an/an/an/a68
31/03/21£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/a105
31/03/20£33£13£20n/an/an/an/an/a115
31/03/19£33£13£20n/an/an/an/an/a110
31/03/18*£32£13£19£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.theglobelibrarystokesley.org

info@theglobelibrarystokesley.org

01609533461

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 68 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Globe Community Library
£11,762 15/11/2019
We want equipment so we can run film shows for all ages, fun IT sessions with iPads for silver surfers, and a 3D-printing workshop.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Globe Community Library, Stokesley
£13,489 19/11/2018
We want to develop our library into a place that is a centre for community activity, including a programme of arts and craft activities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/02/2017, number: 1171473
Gift Aid
  • 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
6 returns made; AR23: 87 days late, AR18: 133 days late,
Main office

Stokesley Community Library
Town Close
North Road,Stokesley
MIDDLESBROUGH
Cleveland
TS9 5DH

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF A LIBRARY AND INFORMATION HUB FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS OF STOKESLEY AND NORTH YORKSHIRE WIDE, AND FOR FACILITATING COMMUNITY ACTIVITY. THE CHARITY WILL PROVIDE THAT SERVICE WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF GENDER, AGE DISABILITY OR OTHER PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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