GRESFORD AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY LIBRARY

Charity number: 1159045
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

GDCL provides a venue for local learning/leisure activity with a thriving library at its heart to maintain/develop the pre-existing LA library service within our community. Our Mission is to provide a quality library service, community hub and key outreach services for use by all our inhabitants - children and adults alike - in a safe and welcoming environment: our library, our community.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £24,525
Total expenditure: £13,312

Total income includes £12,335 from 5 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

18 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
  • Education/training
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Wrexham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 November 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • GDCL (Working name)
Company number:
08948646 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ANDREW CHARLES BAILEY Chair 03 November 2014
MAES Y PANT/HOLLOWFIELD ACTION GROUP LIMITED
Received: On time
Johanna Louise Merry Trustee 11 November 2019
None on record
Alexander John Merry Trustee 11 November 2019
None on record
Janet Maureen MacDonald Trustee 08 November 2018
GRESFORD GOVERNORS' CLUBS AND PLAYGROUP
Received: On time
Jeanie Dunsmuir Trustee 11 May 2017
None on record
Mrs A Ward Trustee 28 May 2015
None on record
MS JANET JONES Trustee 03 November 2014
None on record
MS SUE BRITTON Trustee 03 November 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £9.70k £27.64k £45.88k £13.63k £24.53k
Total expenditure £8.65k £17.89k £46.22k £8.75k £13.31k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £25.70k £39.24k £6.00k £12.34k

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 05 April 2024 27 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2023 13 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2022 28 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 28 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 03 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 03 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 05 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 Not Required
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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 19 MAR 2014 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 28/10/2014 as amended on 08 Oct 2020

Charitable objects

4(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN GRESFORD, WREXHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, BY THE RUNNING AND MANAGEMENT OF A COMMUNITY LIBRARY. 4(2) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF GRESFORD, WREXHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE IF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID RESIDENTS.

Contact information

Address:
Gresford Community Library
Vicarage Lane
Gresford
WREXHAM
LL12 8UW
Phone:
01978 852627
Email:
gresfordlibrary@hotmail.com
Website:

https://gresforddistrictcommunitylibrary.org.uk/ Open in new window