THE ALDEBURGH LIBRARY FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1150450
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Foundation encourages, promotes and supports the development of a thriving knowledge hub at the heart of the Aldeburgh community for the benefit of the whole community, in which reading, learning and sharing knowledge can help to shape the community?s future well-being. It runs informal adult learning programmes, encourages young peoples' activities, and raises funds to improve facilities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £31,012
Total expenditure: £25,536

Total income includes £944 from 2 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

9 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 January 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
08211480 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • 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
  • 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
Virginia Dow Trustee 22 May 2025
None on record
Nicholas David Barker Trustee 07 April 2025
None on record
Katherine Victoria Drayton Trustee 04 April 2025
None on record
Alison Mary Jane Sales Trustee 27 November 2024
None on record
David George Briggs Trustee 14 December 2023
None on record
Caroline Frances Maud Boyd Trustee 14 July 2023
None on record
Ann Wills Trustee 30 November 2022
None on record
Abigail Hassett Trustee 24 November 2022
None on record
Ann-Catherine Batters Trustee 21 May 2021
None on record
Marianne Fellowes Trustee 21 August 2019
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 £44.11k £24.15k £32.79k £30.38k £31.01k
Total expenditure £94.16k £17.22k £24.99k £24.27k £25.54k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £1.00k £1.55k £950 £100 £944

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 12 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 12 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 07 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 07 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 11 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 11 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 05 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2020 30 November 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 30 November 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 INCORPORATED 12 SEP 2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 21/12/2012

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A LENDING LIBRARY; 2. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, 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 LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

Contact information

Address:
VICTORIA ROAD
ALDEBURGH
SUFFOLK
IP15 5EG
Phone:
01728452502
Email:
aldeburghlibraryfoundation@outlook.com
Website:

http://www.aldeburghlibraryfoundation.org.uk Open in new window