Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    AFRICAN HOSPITAL LIBRARIES

    African Hospital Libraries sets up and supports health information library services in Sierra Leone. We select and ship high quality and context-relevant books and educational resources. We implement a standard system of library membership and borrowing. The libraries are free to join. We employ local library staff to manage the services. We work in partnership with local stakeholders.
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    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

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    05/04/23£20£23£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/22£22£20£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/21£32£35£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/20£22£26£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/19£20£16£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    05/04/18£19£11£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 8 years

    www.africanhospitallibraries.org

    contactus@africanhospitallibraries.org

    07863204768

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    GiG Classification
    • International poverty relief
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Sierra Leone,

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • DR CLAIRE LOUISE BLACKLOCK (Chair) Appointed: 2016
    • FATMATA KANJIA JALLOH Appointed: 2022
    • RHYS MICHAEL WHELAN Appointed: 2022
    • TRACEY LUMSDEN Appointed: 2016
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/01/2017, number: 1170968
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    6 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    56 Elms Drive
    Marston
    OXFORD
    OX3 0NL

    Objectives

    TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR CLINICIANS AND HEALTHCARE STUDENTS BY FACILITATING ACCESS TO CLEAR, RELEVANT, UP-TO-DATE, LIFESAVING HEALTH INFORMATION IN SUCH WAYS AS SHALL BE THOUGHT FIT, REGARDLESS OF GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION, RELIABLE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, OR TECHNOLOGY AND DISSEMINATING ACCURATE HEALTH INFORMATION CONTRIBUTING TO QUALITY PATIENT CARE, CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND STRENGTHENING HEALTH SYSTEMS.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales

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