Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

WILLINGDON COMMUNITY HUB LIBRARY TRUST 

The promotion for the benefit of the residents of Willingdon and Jevington the provision of facilities for recreation and/or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interest in social welfare and with the object of
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
01/03/23£20,299£19,407£89250
01/03/22£19,623£29,259£-9,63665
01/03/21£21,941£22,356£-41550
01/03/20£15,222£2,053£13,16970
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

willingdonlibrary.org

info@willingdonlibrary.org

01323489603

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Libraries
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
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 Community Fund - Carpet clubs
£2,200 01/09/2021
The funding will enable the library to purchase a new carpet for the hub space an area which is used by many community groups in the area to come together and socialise after the pandemic ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Willingdon Community Hub Library Trust
£2,219 23/03/2020
7
Funding was provided for volunteers’ expenses, training and the purchase of specialist books and office materials required to run and monitor the service.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/03/2019, number: 1182568
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

Willingdon Community Hub Library
Coppice Avenue
Willingdon
East Sussex
BN20 9PN

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE LOCAL DISTRICT OF EASTBOURNE KNOWN AS WILLINGDON AND JEVINGTON THE PROVISION OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY; THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF WILLINGDON AND JEVINGTON THE PROVISION OF FACTILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID RESIDENTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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