Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Deficit latest year: -2
Future income +5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 10

ORE COMMUNITY LIBRARY GROUP

OCLG, based in Ore, Hastings aims to create greater literacy and numeracy skills, learning and employment opportunities for local residents by operating a community library which will benefit the individuals and the local economy by widening access to quality, focussed resources, including the borrowing of books and access to digital resources, e.g. computers, the Internet, printers and scanners.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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 was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£7,583	£13,220	£-5,637	24
31/03/22	*	£12,231	£14,169	£-1,938	26
31/03/21		£3,510	£4,784	£-1,274	20

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

https://orecommunitylibrary.org.uk/index.html

orecommunitylibrarygroup@gmail.com

01424 612050

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

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

Where it operates

East Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
24 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 Ore Community Library
£2,618	21/10/2023	Ore Community Library is a free-to-use library for everyone in our local area. We would like to apply for funding to keep the library open, and to ensure we can keep running groups and activities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW JOHN BATTLEY Appointed: 2020

ELIZABETH JANET SARGENT Appointed: 2020

HEATHER ALLISON BISHOP Appointed: 2019

JAMES ROBERT BREEDS Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: OLD HASTINGS PRESERVATION SOCIETY LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/03/2020, number: 1188607

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR22: 2 days late,

Main office

Ore Community Library
Old London Road
HASTINGS
East Sussex
TN35 5BP

Objectives

(1) TO ADVANCE THS EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ORE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A LENDING LIBRARY.(2) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF ORE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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