Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 9

Spending declining: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 14

FRIENDS OF BURNAGE LIBRARY LTD

Friends of Burnage Library Ltd. provides a range of learning, cultural, creative and social activities at Burnage Library and Activity Hub, Manchester. Our volunteer team also work alongside partners to provide an outreach library service.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and 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
Spending is declining
Income has been volatile recently

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	£33	£34	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/22	£64	£60	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	43
31/03/21	£64	£67	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	43
31/03/20	£78	£84	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	42
31/03/19	£85	£64	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	42
31/03/18	£50	£59	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£40	£17	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£38	£26	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.burnageactivityhub.org.uk

info@burnageactivityhub.org.uk

07905832006

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Manchester City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 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	£8,880
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£5,600
Southway Housing Trust	£3,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Arts Are For Everyone.
£8,880	28/09/2023	The funding will be used to run regular arts activities celebrations and exhibitions showcasing what participants have created. The aim is to bring new free and accessible opportunities for people ....more The funding will be used to run regular arts activities celebrations and exhibitions showcasing what participants have created. The aim is to bring new free and accessible opportunities for people to engage with creative arts connect with others make new friends and strengthen relationships across the community.
Southway Housing Trust - The Garden Room
£2,500	24/02/2021 1	Friends of Burnage Library would like to build a 4m x 4m outdoor shelter with seating in the Library's garden so we can start holding community activities safely outdoors as Covid restrictions start ....more Friends of Burnage Library would like to build a 4m x 4m outdoor shelter with seating in the Library's garden so we can start holding community activities safely outdoors as Covid restrictions start to hopefully ease. The shelter will also be an outdoor "classroom" for activities for people of all ages in the local community for many years in the future.
Southway Housing Trust - The Garden Room
£1,000	01/02/2021	To support seating for outdoor COVID space at the Library, so they could recommence their older peoples group
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Friends of Burnage Library
£5,600	23/07/2020	COVID19 Friends of Burnage Library
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Friends of Burnage Library
£51,800	04/10/2018	Burnage, A Place Called Home
National Lottery Community Fund - ''Join in!''
£10,000	06/05/2015 12	The organisation will use the funding to employ a freelance participation worker who will develop the services of the Burnage Activity Hub by directly involving community members in the design, ....more The organisation will use the funding to employ a freelance participation worker who will develop the services of the Burnage Activity Hub by directly involving community members in the design, delivery and evaluation of service provision. It will create volunteer run activities including coffee mornings and a gardening club for older people, computer skills group for unemployed people and a parent-led pre-school group that engages in shared activities for parents and children.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-77

ALISON HITCHEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

DAREEMA AKHTAR REHMAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Student

JENNIFER BARBARA ENOBAKHARE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Administrator

JOHN DESMOND MCCRORY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Library Researcher

STELLA CLARE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

SUSAN LLOYD Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/10/2014, number: 1158817
Registered at Companies House on 24/02/2014, number: 08909086

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

Manchester City Council
Public Library
349 Burnage Lane
MANCHESTER
M19 1EW

Objectives

THE CHARITY?S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF BURNAGE AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS, 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 AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. (2) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTINGTHEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

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