BINGHAM LIBRARY TRUST LIMITED

Charity number: 1163250
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £186,192
Total expenditure: £219,390

People

5 Trustee(s)

12 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 August 2015: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Joanna Noles Chair 04 March 2019
NEW BREWERY ARTS LIMITED
Received: On time
John Anthony David Fowles Trustee 24 November 2020
None on record
Shirley Anne Alexander Trustee 18 November 2014
CIRENCESTER GIRLS CLUB
Received: On time
THE CHRISTOPHER AND SARAH ALDAM BOWLY'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
CIRENCESTER TEMPERANCE FUND
Received: On time
SOROPTOMISTS INTERNATIONAL OF CIRENCESTER CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
GARY MARTYN SELWYN Trustee 30 September 2014
COTSWOLD FRIENDS
Received: On time
ANDREW LICHNOWSKI Trustee 30 September 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £151.20k £133.27k £131.03k £134.90k £186.19k
Total expenditure £131.07k £149.28k £179.92k £184.93k £219.39k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 09 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 09 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 19 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 16 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 16 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 28 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 28 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 16 December 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 16 December 2020 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 NOV 2014 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 23/07/2015

Charitable objects

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) AND 2 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.

Contact information

Address:
BINGHAM LIBRARY TRUST
BINGHAM HOUSE
1 DYER STREET
CIRENCESTER
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL7 2PP
Phone:
01285655646
Email:
info@binghamlibrarytrust.org.uk
Website:

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