Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 5

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

All male board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -2

BOSTALL LIBRARY COMMUNITY GROUP

Lending of books, audio books on CD, and DVDs.Provision of public access PCs, high-speed internet, WiFi, scanning and printing.Provision of some Council services.Primary school visits.Several activities for toddlers & mums, young children, and study zone for teenagers.Several activities for adults, computer buddy, reading groups.Coffee Shop & communal hub.Community cinema.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely male

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
05/04/23	£16	£38	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
05/04/22	£70	£43	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	38
05/04/21	£58	£13	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	28
05/04/20	£31	£36	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
05/04/19	£44	£26	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	28
05/04/18	£41	£28	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/17	£30	£11	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

bostall-librarycg.org.uk

info@bostall-librarycg.org.uk

01322400422

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Bexley,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
35 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
Department for Work and Pensions - GET IT FIXED LIMMITED
£1,011	01/04/2022	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Department for Work and Pensions - GET IT FIXED
£6,554	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Bostall Library Community Group
£2,500	12/05/2020	A grant of £2,500 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bostall Library Community Group
£6,811	19/11/2018	We would like to install a much-needed heating and air-conditioning system for the comfort of our visitors and volunteers.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ADRIAN REEVES Appointed: 2016

ANDREW BRYANS (Chair) Appointed: 2016

ANTONY JULIAN BULMER Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/01/2016, number: 1165313

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

Bostall Community Library
115 King Harolds Way
BEXLEYHEATH
Kent
DA7 5RE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF BLCG ARE(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE DISTRICT OF BOSTALL IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY LENDING LIBRARY, COMMUNITY HUB AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES.(B) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN BOSTALL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

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