Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 4

Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 16

LIBRARIES CONNECTED

The Objects of the Charity are to advance the education of the public by assisting in the establishment, maintenance, operation and development of libraries and library services in the United Kingdom (which are either public or from which the public may benefit) and to further such other charitable purposes consistent with the above as the Trustees, in their absolute discretion, shall determine.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
Over half the Board have joined 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
31/03/23		£2,341	£1,358	£983	£23	£2,529	£1,268	11.2	12
31/03/22		£1,514	£1,235	£279	£52	£1,546	£1,248	12.1	13
31/03/21	*	£1,647	£1,225	£422	£1	£1,267	£1,162	11.4	13
31/03/20		£1,289	£901	£388	£59	£845	£745	9.9	10
31/03/19		£813	£636	£177	£52	£457	£185	3.5	7

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 18%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 41%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 50%
Reserves/Spending: 11.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 22 months
Quick Ratio: 2.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 6 years
(13 years as a company)

https://www.librariesconnected.org.uk/

info@librariesconnected.org.uk

02033702306

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Guernsey, Isle Of Man, Jersey, Northern Ireland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

12 employees

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
DCMS - Investment funds
£49,830	13/01/2023	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government to help deliver this vision.
DCMS - Investment funds
£2,570,000	09/01/2023	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government to help deliver this vision.
DCMS - Investment funds
£165,000	22/12/2022	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government to help deliver this vision.
DCMS - Investment Funds
£30,000	16/02/2022	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government to help deliver this vision.
DCMS - Investment Funds
£20,000	17/12/2021	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government to help deliver this vision.
DCMS - Investment Funds
£10,850	11/11/2021	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government to help deliver this vision.
DCMS - Investment Funds
£21,600	11/11/2021	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government to help deliver this vision.
DCMS - Investment Funds
£175,000	09/11/2021	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government to help deliver this vision.
DCMS - Media Literacy Upskilling Library Workers
£19,750	01/04/2021	This grant forms part of the Online Media Literacy Strategy which aims to support the media literacy sector to empower users to be safe online, with a particular focus on vulnerable and hard-to-reach ....more This grant forms part of the Online Media Literacy Strategy which aims to support the media literacy sector to empower users to be safe online, with a particular focus on vulnerable and hard-to-reach users. This grant will allow Libraries Connected to create and deliver a training module to train library workers in media literacy so that they are able to support the people who use their libraries with to keep themselves safe online.
DCMS - SCL NPO SSO
£509,200	01/04/2020	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
DCMS - Commercial income generation phase 2 - 'Future Funding'
£313,553	01/04/2020	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
DCMS - e-151: e-book & e-audio purchase funds for 151 library services
£151,000	01/04/2020	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
DCMS - Marketing the Library
£35,000	01/04/2020	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
DCMS - e-150: e-book and e-audio resources for libraries phase II
£152,000	01/04/2020	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-73

BENJAMIN JOHN HOLDEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Writer/Producer

DIANA JANE EDMONDS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Library Consultant

EDWARD EWIN JEWELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Librarian

FRANCESCA INDRANI RACHAEL HILL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Civil Servant (Policy Advisor)

KULVINDER KELLY SAINI BADWAL Appointed: 2024

PARAIC JOHN MCKENNA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant

PETER WIILLIAM GAW Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive/Librarian

RUSSELL MARTIN ALLEN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Local Government Officer

SARAH JANE GARBACZ Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Librarian

ANTHONY HOPKINS BEM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Library,Heritage & Adult Education Service

AYUB KHAN MBE (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Service Manager, Other trusteeships: THE SHAKESPEARE BIRTHPLACE TRUST, BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE LIMITED, ENGLISH FOLK DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY,

EMMA NOYCE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Interim Assistant Director:Culture And Information

KATHRYN HARRISON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Development Manager: Libraries And Information

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/01/2018, number: 1176482
Registered at Companies House on 10/03/2011, number: 07559747

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR21: 84 days late,

Main office

Libraries Connected
3rd Floor
Islington Central Library
2 Fieldway Crescent
London
N5 1PF

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY ASSISTING IN THE ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE, OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SERVICES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (WHICH ARE EITHER PUBLIC OR FROM WHICH THE PUBLIC MAY BENEFIT) AND TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONSISTENT WITH THE ABOVE AS THE TRUSTEES, IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, SHALL DETERMINE.

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