FRIENDS OF ECCLESFIELD LIBRARY CIO

Charity number: 1158802
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

VOLUNTEER-RUN LOCAL LIBRARY IN A SUBURB OF SHEFFIELD. LIBRARY SERVICE (BOOKS AND OTHER MATERIALS) PLUS ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES E.G. TODDLER CLUB, CRAFT AND WRITING GROUPS, IT LEARNING AND SUPPORT.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £17,632
Total expenditure: £11,719

People

8 Trustee(s)

25 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

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Sheffield City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 October 2014: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • FOEL (Working name)
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 policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
VICTORIA BOWDEN Chair 06 April 2018
None on record
Bridget Kelly Trustee 14 November 2025
None on record
Maria Jayne Bainbridge Trustee 14 November 2025
None on record
Alan Geoffrey Woodcock Trustee 14 November 2025
None on record
Susan Davidson Trustee 12 December 2024
None on record
Adam Hurst Trustee 07 October 2024
SHEFFIELD AND DISTRICT REFORM JEWISH CONGREGATION
Received: On time
Susannah Joy Marshall Trustee 07 October 2024
None on record
David Morton Trustee 01 February 2022
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 £36.19k £14.31k £16.04k £20.56k £17.63k
Total expenditure £16.59k £10.61k £13.84k £41.47k £11.72k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £31.74k £10.84k £10.84k £13.62k 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 2025 11 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 11 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 04 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 04 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 12 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 12 July 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 - Association Registered 07 Oct 2014 as amended on 09 Mar 2019

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF FOEL ARE: (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE DISTRICT OF ECCLESFIELD THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY LEADING LIBRARY AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES. (B) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE DISTRICT OF ECCLESFIELD N THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACULTIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS (2) IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT FOEL SHALL HAVE THE POWER (BUT NOT THE OBLIGATION) TO MANAGE A BUILDING OR ANY SUCH BUILDINGS AS IS NEEDED FROM TIME TO TIME FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING A COMMUNITY-BASED LIBRARY TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE SAID AREA OF BENEFIT. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT FOEL SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ASSIST OR COOPERATE WITH ANY CHARITY, STATUTORY BODY, COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE OR ORGANISATION WHOSE AIM AND OBJECTIVE INCLUDE THOSE OF FOEL AND IS IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS OBJECTS. (1) NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF FOEL FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008

Area of benefit

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

IN THE DISTRICT OF ECCLESFIELD THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
Ecclesfield Associate Library
113 High Street
Ecclesfield
Sheffield
S35 9UA
Phone:
0114 2463615
Email:
ecclesfieldlib@gmail.com
Website:

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