CONNORS TOY LIBRARIES

Charity number: 1129353
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

13 community toy libraries, Child Carers Toy Store lending to professionals caring for other peoples children, stock of additional needs toys for loan. Outreach staff to support vulnerable families with home visits and escorted visits to community toy libraries.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £197,529
Total expenditure: £160,260

People

6 Trustee(s)

21 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Portsmouth City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 April 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CONNORS TOY LIBRARIES (Working name)
Company number:
06872236 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
  • 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
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Coralee Graham Chair 10 January 2023
None on record
Danielle Marie Gilkes Trustee 12 March 2024
None on record
Jessica Sky O'Rourke Trustee 11 July 2023
None on record
Melanie Palmer Trustee 19 September 2017
None on record
GILLIAN MARY LYDFORD Trustee
None on record
SARAH LE MAY 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 £184.28k £175.10k £204.12k £217.78k £197.53k
Total expenditure £165.08k £162.08k £174.52k £176.87k £160.26k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £2.50k 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 05 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 05 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 05 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 05 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 29 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 29 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 02 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 02 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 06 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 06 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7 APRIL 2009

Charitable objects

A) TO ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, THERAPEUTIC AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF: 1. CHILDREN 2. CHILD AND ADULT CARERS OF PERSONS WHOA RE DISABLED, LONG TERM SICK OR ELDERLY. 3. DISABLED, LONG TERM SICK AND ELDERLY PERSONS IN RECEIPT OF CARE. IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. B) TO PROMOTE BETTER CARE AND UPBRINGING OF CHILDREN.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Contact information

Address:
Connors Toy Library
Grenville House
St. Georges Square
Portsmouth
PO1 3AZ
Phone:
07810142319
Email:
toylibrary@ctlib.org.uk
Website:

www.ctlib.org.uk Open in new window