FRIENDS OF PUDDLETOWN LIBRARY

Charity number: 1154773
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Friends of Puddletown Library provide a centre for people to meet informally and library services for the people of the surrounding villages. Young children accompanied by their parents are provided with story telling and in introduction to reading by trained volunteers. Jigsaw puzzles and magazines as well as a coffee machine are provided for the more mature.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £3,031
Total expenditure: £4,283

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 November 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CLIP (Working name)
  • COMMUNITY LIBRARY IN PUDDLETOWN (Working name)
  • FOPL (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PETER BISHOP Chair 12 August 2013
None on record
Kevin James Bumby Trustee 14 September 2021
None on record
Paul Poser Trustee 14 September 2021
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 £2.78k £2.16k £2.74k £3.04k £3.03k
Total expenditure £1.67k £2.22k £2.49k £1.97k £4.28k
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 05 April 2024 05 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2023 21 May 2024 106 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2022 07 February 2023 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2021 01 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2020 18 March 2021 41 days late
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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 16/04/2012 AS AMENDED ON 15/04/2013 AS AMENDED ON 20/11/2013

Charitable objects

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF PUDDLETOWN 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. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO RUN THE LIBRARY SITED IN THE VILLAGE HALL, PUDDLETOWN KNOWN AS THE COMMUNITY LIBRARY IN PUDDLETOWN (CLIP) AND TO MAINTAIN, DEVELOP OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE LIBRARY FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS

Contact information

Address:
C L I P
Puddletown Library
High Street
Puddletown
DORCHESTER
DT2 8RX
Phone:
01305848176
Email:
info@communitylibrarypuddletown.org
Website:

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