LEARNING LIBRARY

Charity number: 1000589
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Learning Library's main function is to loan out specialist resources and equipment to people of all ages who have additional needs.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £123,536
Total expenditure: £113,397

Total income includes £27,997 from 2 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

6 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:
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Durham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 October 1990: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
VICTORIA ROSS Chair
FRIENDS OF THE OAKS SCHOOL
Received: On time
PATRICIA LAWTON Trustee 18 November 2024
THE MIDDLESTONE MOOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Esther Chinchen Trustee 18 November 2024
None on record
Rebecca Elizabeth Ranyard Trustee 18 November 2022
None on record
Denise Hickson Trustee 27 September 2019
None on record
Stephen Heslop Trustee 12 October 2018
None on record
ELAINE WILLIAMS Trustee
None on record
RAY HESLOP Trustee
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 £95.54k £145.37k £91.26k £79.02k £123.54k
Total expenditure £65.64k £102.06k £95.68k £102.98k £113.40k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £21.07k N/A N/A £28.00k

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 02 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 02 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 08 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 08 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18TH SEPTEMBER 1990 AS AMENDED 07 OCTOBER 2003 AND 12 DECEMBER 2006.

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF AND EDUCATION OF ALL LOCAL PEOPLE WITHIN COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON WITH SPECIAL NEEDS BY THE PROVISION FOR SUCH PERSONS OF THERAPEUTIC SPECIALIST EDUCATIONAL ADAPTED AND STIMULATING TOYS AND EQUIPMENT

Area of benefit

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

COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON

Contact information

Address:
THE LEARNING LIBRARY
45-47 NORTH STREET
SPENNYMOOR
DL16 6AP
Phone:
01388420267
Email:
INFO@LEARNINGLIBRARY.ORG.UK
Website:

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