ALPINE CLUB LIBRARY

Charity number: 313051
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Operation of the Alpine Club Library; providing care of - and access to - the Alpine Club's collections of historic books, papers, archives, artefacts, photographs, and paintings. Open to the public on several days each week except during the month of August and the Christmas - New Year holiday time; for fixed appointments.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £77,941
Total expenditure: £73,403

People

6 Trustee(s)

8 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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 April 1971: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ALPINE CLUB LIBRARY LTD (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Professor Philip George Meredith Chair 29 March 2016
None on record
Gordon John Turner Trustee 01 November 2024
None on record
Alan William Henderson Trustee 01 November 2021
None on record
TREVOR FRASER CAMPBELL DAVIS Trustee 25 September 2018
None on record
Robin Nickel Ashcroft Trustee 25 September 2018
THE KING'S OWN ROYAL REGIMENT (LANCASTER) REGIMENTAL MUSEUM
Received: On time
THE KING'S OWN ROYAL REGIMENT (LANCASTER) REGIMENTAL MUSEUM
Received: 60 days late
MORECAMBE BAY PRAWNER TRUST
Recently registered
KIMBALL DAVID BERTRAND MORRISON Trustee
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 £96.58k £96.58k £116.62k £64.72k £77.94k
Total expenditure £63.68k £63.68k £54.87k £40.96k £73.40k
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 December 2023 15 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 28 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 23 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 06 November 2022 6 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 24 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 12 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 28 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 22 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 15 July 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 OF ASSOCIATION DATED 22 FEBRUARY 1971 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 21 SEPTEMBER 1993 AND 15 AUGUST 2006.

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN AND SUPPORT A PUBLIC LIBRARY OF BOOKS, PICTURES AND OTHER ITEMS CONNECTED WITH THE PROMOTION OF KNOWLEDGE OF, OR EDUCATION IN, OR RESEARCH IN SUBJECTS RELATED TO THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS OF THE EARTH OR OTHER BODIES OF THE UNIVERSE OR RELATED TO ALLIED SUBJECTS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

GREAT BRITAIN

Contact information

Address:
Alpine Club & Alpine Club Library
55 Charlotte Road
LONDON
EC2A 3QF
Phone:
02083407262
Email:
library@alpine-club.org.uk
Website:

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