Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

FEMINIST LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE

The Feminist Library provides a reference resource, meeting place and programme of activities relating to feminism. It is the largest collection of Second Wave Feminist material in the UK.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£107,157£110,026£-2,869
31/03/22£55,447£56,416£-969
31/03/21*£53,361£34,741£18,620
31/03/20*£118,681£67,745£50,936
31/03/19*£118,681£67,745£50,936
31/03/18*£0£0£0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.feministlibrary.co.uk

admin@feministlibrary.co.uk

0207 261 0879

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Libraries
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Feminist Library and Information Centre
£63,400 19/07/2021
Preserving and promoting HerStories with the Feminist Library

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ALICE ARKWRIGHT Appointed: 2022
  • EMEM ATTAH Appointed: 2022
  • HAREEM GHANI Appointed: 2022
  • RUTH BEALE Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/09/2017, number: 1174735
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR21: 4 days late, AR20: 137 days late, AR19: 455 days late, AR18: 50 days late,
Main office

SOJOURNER TRUTH COMMUNITY CENTRE
161 SUMNER ROAD
LONDON
SE15 6JL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BY:1) OPERATING AND MAINTAINING FOR GENERAL USE A SPECIALIST LIBRARY OF FICTION, NON-FICTION AND ARCHIVE RESEARCH MATERIALS RELATING TO THE POSITION OF WOMEN IN SOCIETY AND;2) PROVIDING OTHER FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INTO THE POSITION OF WOMEN IN SOCIETY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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