Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 8

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 7

ACKWORTH COMMUNITY LIBRARY

We provide free access to a large range of books and information. We have 8 computers available for people to use during our opening hours. Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays 9am - 12noon. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 1pm - 6 pm.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management 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 has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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	*	£18	£30	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/03/22		£14	£15	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/21		£28	£17	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/20		£20	£25	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/19		£31	£24	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18		£25	£26	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£26	£36	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£59	£31	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£35	£19	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£27	£16	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

ackworthcommunitylibrary.org.uk

info@ackworthcommunitylibrary.org.uk

01977 625617

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

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

Where it operates

City Of Wakefield,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
14 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Co-Operative Group	£7,281
Nova Wakefield	£4,240
Garfield Weston Foundation	£4,000
Woodward Charitable Trust	£650

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ackworth Community Library
£3,155	21/10/2023	We would like to continue developing our services and activities for all age groups within the community, in turn combatting loneliness and supporting mental wellbeing.
Nova Wakefield - Grant to Ackworth Community Library
£4,240	11/11/2022	Grant for support to provide free,warm and welcoming spaces for residents across communities in the Wakefield District
National Lottery Community Fund - Digital Resilience
£10,000	12/11/2021	The funding will be used to update IT equipment within a community library in order to create a digitally resilient system as well as to support staff and volunteers to develop their ....more The funding will be used to update IT equipment within a community library in order to create a digitally resilient system as well as to support staff and volunteers to develop their computer-related skills. The project aims to improve library facilities and services for the benefit of the community providing greater interconnection and helping to reduce isolation among older people.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ackworth Community Library
£4,125	24/10/2020	We would like to buy new resources for our library in order to empower the community.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards an adapted summer play scheme.
£650	26/06/2020	Towards an adapted summer play scheme.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£4,000	20/03/2020	Another Chapter
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ackworth Community Library
£8,364	19/11/2018	We need books etc to continue developing the library as a community hub and create outreach services for those who cannot come to us.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,000	09/05/2018	Ackworth Community Library
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ackworth Community Library
£2,581	04/08/2017	Help us continue to provide free access to educational resources, books and computers for everyone in our growing community.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Ackworth Community Library
£20,000	24/11/2014	Towards salaries to further learning on community ownership of libraries in Yorkshire and elsewhere.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

EMILY COBURN-HALL Appointed: 2020

GEOFFREY PETER ROBINSON Appointed: 2018

HARRY MALKIN Appointed: 2020

MATTHEW JAMES LISTER Appointed: 2023

SHARON PICKERING Appointed: 2022

WENDY DENISE BELL (Chair) Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/05/2013, number: 1152172

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR23: 56 days late,

Main office

Parish Council Community Centre
Ackworth Community Library
Bell Lane
Ackworth
PONTEFRACT
West Yor

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARISH OF ACKWORTH IN WEST YORKSHIRE AND ITS ENVIRONS, BY THE RUNNING AND MANAGEMENT OF A COMMUNITY LIBRARY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID RESIDENTS2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF ACKWORTH AND ITS ENVIRONS THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

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