Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

SALFORD IMAGINATION LIBRARY 

The charity gifts books to children, who are registered in the library, up to their fifth birthday.The charity trains volunteer storyteller coaches. It offers storytelling skills training to parents and volunteers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • This charity appears to be dormant

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£0£0£01
31/03/22£0£0£00
31/03/21£0£0£00
31/03/20£1,400£3,000£-1,6001
31/03/19£4,549£7,000£-2,4515
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

07568539966

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Salford City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/03/2018, number: 1177428
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

2 Wharton Lodge
Cavendish Road
Eccles
MANCHESTER
M30 9JF

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE FROM BIRTH TO AGE FIVE YEARS IN SALFORD IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:1. GIFTING BOOKS TO CHILDREN UP TO THEIR FIFTH BIRTHDAY.2. TRAINING PEOPLE IN STORYTELLING SKILLS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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