Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

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

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 4

BINGHAM LIBRARY TRUST LIMITED

For the benefit of Cirencester, to advance public education & the arts/music. Also to provide facilities for recreation or leisure, in the interests of social welfare, to improve life for people who live in or visit the area and/or people who have particular needs by reason of youth, age, infirmity, disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 9 years

http://binghamlibrarytrust.org.uk

info@binghamlibrarytrust.org.uk

01285655646

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£135	£185	£-50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/22		£131	£180	£-49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/21		£133	£149	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/20		£151	£131	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19		£155	£139	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/18		£153	£154	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£211	£161	£50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-78

ANDREW LICHNOWSKI Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Chartered Engineer, Other trusteeship: STRATTON EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION,

DR ELLIE PRIDGEON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant Archivist, Other trusteeship: THE CHURCH MONUMENTS SOCIETY,

GARY MARTYN SELWYN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retail Area Manager, Other trusteeship: COTSWOLD FRIENDS,

JOANNA NOLES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Clerk And Rfo To Charlton Kings Parish Council

JOHN ANTHONY DAVID FOWLES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Media, Publishing, Marketing

KAREN FRASER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: College Vice Principal

SHIRLEY ANNE ALEXANDER (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director Trustee, Other trusteeships: CIRENCESTER TEMPERANCE FUND, SOROPTOMISTS INTERNATIONAL OF CIRENCESTER CHARITABLE TRUST, CIRENCESTER GIRLS CLUB, THE CHRISTOPHER AND SARAH ALDAM BOWLY'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY, CHURN PROJECT LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/08/2015, number: 1163250
Registered at Companies House on 18/11/2014, number: 09317378

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
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Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR16: 44 days late,

Main office

BINGHAM LIBRARY TRUST
BINGHAM HOUSE
1 DYER STREET
CIRENCESTER
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL7 2PP

Objectives

THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF CIRENCESTER (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, TO:1 ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY SUPPORTING LIBRARY FACILITIES (ADDITIONAL TO THOSE NORMALLY PROVIDED BY PUBLIC BODIES AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER PUBLIC LIBRARIES LEGISLATION) AND BY PROMOTING THE APPRECIATION OF ARTS (INCLUDING MUSIC) AND2 PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE PARTICULARLY FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN OR VISIT THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND/OR PEOPLE WHO HAVE PARTICULAR NEEDS BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY OR POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

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