FRIENDS OF BENSON LIBRARY

Charity Number: 1176595
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE CHARITY ENGAGES IN FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO MAKE A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE CONTINUATION OF A LIBRARY SERVICE IN THE VILLAGE OF BENSON, OXFORDSHIRE, IN COOPERATION WITH OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY LIBRARY SERVICES

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £8,304
Total expenditure: £4,828

Total income includes £4,488 from 2 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

43 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
No information available
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 January 2018: CIO registration
  • 18 August 2018: Funds received from 1147897 FRIENDS OF BENSON LIBRARY
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Frances Mary Swann Chair 07 November 2019
None on record
Brendan Harold Thorpe Trustee 06 September 2023
THE DAVEY CONSORT CIO
Received: On time
Lucy Mary Browne Trustee 26 April 2022
None on record
Judith Emily Pignon Trustee 26 June 2020
None on record
Christopher Richard Jack Swann Trustee 01 August 2019
None on record
MARY ANGELA PHILLIPSON Trustee 19 March 2019
None on record
FIONA MARGARET THOMSON-TUR Trustee 19 March 2019
None on record
VIVIEN MARY GARDNER Trustee 19 March 2019
None on record
PATRICK FINBARR O'CONNOR MA BA FCIS Trustee 01 June 2018
None on record
JOHN ANDREW MURPHY Trustee 01 June 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £16.43k £3.84k £2.86k £8.18k £8.30k
Total expenditure £10.03k £5.52k £1.45k £10.87k £4.83k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £4.60k £746 £533 £4.49k £4.49k

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 December 2023 22 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 22 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 17 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 17 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 25 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 25 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 14 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 14 October 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 10 Jan 2018 as amended on 24 Sep 2023

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION OF THE USE OF A PUBLIC LENDING LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF BENSON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Contact information

Address:
Benson Library
Castle Square
Benson
WALLINGFORD
Oxfordshire
OX10 6SD
Phone:
01491824158
Email:
MARY.PHILLIPSON@BTINTERNET.COM
Website:

friendsofbensonlibrary.co.uk