Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 0

Accounts overdue -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Return overdue: -3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: -4

THE KENT LITTLE FREE LIBRARY

Raising the funds for the installation and maintenance of small 'libraries' whereby people can donate books and take away books at no cost across Kent. Also concerned with advancing access to reading materials and donated electronic materials to help access online learning and e-course access to those who would otherwise face financial barriers.

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Latest return is overdue

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

Financial Data ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/22		£0	£0	£0	4

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

charlotte@kentlittlefreelibrary.org

03000301688

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Libraries

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHARLOTTE CORNELL (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeships: CANTERBURY COMMEMORATION SOCIETY, A IS FOR APHRA, KENT TENNIS CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION,

CHRISTOPHER CORNELL Appointed: 2022

JILL CARTER Appointed: 2022

MELISSA ORDERS Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/09/2021, number: 1195691

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Risk management

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

3 Marine Parade
WHITSTABLE
CT5 2BQ

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FREE BOOKS AND IT EQUIPMENT TO PEOPLE IN KENT IN ORDER TO ADVANCE LEARNING, READING-FOR-PLEASURE AND REDUCE LONELINESS BY COMBATTING DIGITAL POVERTY.THESE OBJECTS SHALL BE ACHIEVED IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) REFURBISHING OLD TELEPHONE BOXES AS FREE SMALL COMMUNITY BOOK SWAP STATIONS.(B) REFURBISHING DONATED LAPTOPS AND DESKTOP COMPUTERS IN ORDER TO GIVE THEM TO PEOPLE WHO COULD OTHERWISE NOT AFFORD SUCH EQUIPMENT.(C) INSTALLING SMALL, WOODEN HUTCH-LIBRARIES ON THE LAND OF OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO WISH TO PROVIDE A ?LITTLE LIBRARY? FOR THEIR USERS.

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