Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Future income +5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 19

WENDOVER COMMUNITY LIBRARY TRUST

THE KEY ROLES FOR THE WENDOVER COMMUNITY LIBRARY TRUST ARE TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN VOLUNTEER STAFF AND TO RAISE FUNDS TO ENHANCE LIBRARY SERVICES.THIS HAS ALLOWED THE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN TO BE INCREASED AND BE BETTER TARGETED AT PARTICULAR AGE GROUPS.THE LIBRARY AIMS TO BECOME A HUB OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO WIDEN THE RANGE OF SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN ITS MEETING ROOM.

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
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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		£10	£5	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/22		£6	£5	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/21		£1	£1	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/20		£8	£8	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/19		£7	£5	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	37
31/03/18	*	£7	£9	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£6	£6	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£9	£8	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£10	£13	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.buckscommunitylibraries.org/wendover

philmitchell43@ntlworld.com

01296696689

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Buckinghamshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 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
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Wendover Community Library Trust
£6,000	25/07/2023	To upgrade the existing library gardens with a bespoke open space which will be fully accessible for both the local community and library customers.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DR CHRISTINE MARGARET LANE Appointed: 2021

EMMA ELIZABETH GUY Appointed: 2022

GEMMA HARMER Appointed: 2021

JENNIFER FRANCES SUMMERFIELD Appointed: 2017

MARTIN CHAMBERS Appointed: 2014

PHILIP MITCHELL (Chair) Appointed: 2014

RON MELVILLE Appointed: 2014

STEPHEN WORTH Appointed: 2014

VALERIE BROWN Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/07/2014, number: 1157773

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR18: 132 days late,

Main office

Halefield
Hale Lane
Wendover
Aylesbury
HP22 6NQ

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF A LIBRARY (OR LIBRARIES), FACILITIES FOR LEARNING, FOR INFORMATION, ADVICE AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY IN WENDOVER AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL LIBRARY SERVICE OR ITS SUCCESSOR SERVICE; ANDTHE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES (CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY OF WENDOVER AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE (THE OBJECTS).

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