FALLOWFIELD LIBRARY & COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE

Charity number: 1158360
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objects of the CIO are as follows: 1) To advance the education of the public in Fallowfield and the surrounding area by the provision of a lending library. 2) To benefit residents via advancing education and providing facilities in the interests of social welfare recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £177,879
Total expenditure: £228,676

Total income includes £55,000 from 2 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

34 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Manchester City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 August 2014: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • THE PLACE AT PLATT LANE (Working name)
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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
SAMANTHA BARBER Chair 06 August 2014
None on record
Sarah Anne Roberts Trustee 04 March 2025
None on record
Ali Raza IIlyas Trustee 16 September 2022
None on record
Shuab Hussein Gamote Trustee 10 August 2021
None on record
Thomas James Williams Trustee 10 August 2021
None on record
Kamalpreet Kaur Trustee 10 August 2021
None on record
Zoe Xaviera Goddard Trustee 26 September 2016
None on record
STUART LYND Trustee 06 August 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £130.19k £118.80k £126.81k £244.17k £177.88k
Total expenditure £111.56k £105.97k £156.77k £215.05k £228.68k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £68.44k £47.90k £25.85k £84.76k £55.00k

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 2025 22 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 22 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 19 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 19 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 23 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 23 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 19 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 19 November 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 26 Aug 2014

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN FALLOWFIELD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF A LENDING LIBRARY. 2) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF FALLOWFIELD, THE WIDER NEIGHBOURHOOD AND PEOPLE VISITING THE 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 OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

Contact information

Address:
FALLOWFIELD LIBRARY
PLATT LANE
FALLOWFIELD
MANCHESTER
M14 7FB
Phone:
07984493515
Email:
lesley@theplacefallowfield.co.uk
Website:

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