VOICES FOR GAINSBOROUGH COMMUNITY LIBRARY

Charity Number: 1165302
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Supporting the Gainsborough community through the Gainsborough Community Library. Offering additional activities and events and running the Voices Cafe within the library.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £48,697
Total expenditure: £66,407

Total income includes £9,741 from 5 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

36 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 January 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • V4GCL (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • 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
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
Kay Louise Gibson Chair 09 February 2022
None on record
Amy Peachey Trustee 01 January 2019
None on record
Katherine Waite Trustee 30 September 2015
None on record
CAROL DEBMAN Trustee 30 September 2015
NORTHGATE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Leon Porter Trustee 20 September 2015
None on record
MANDY GRIMWOOD Trustee 01 January 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £19.05k £27.47k £36.20k £35.14k £48.70k
Total expenditure £13.82k £20.00k £25.87k £31.74k £66.41k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £12.11k £974 £9.74k

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 December 2024 10 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 10 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 23 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 23 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 07 August 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 07 August 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 24 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 24 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 25 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 25 March 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 25 Jan 2016

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CIO ARE (I)TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE IP3 AREA OF IPSWICH WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS 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 OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS; AND (II)TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE CENTRE') AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME(WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO 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]

Contact information

Address:
GAINSBOROUGH COMMUNITY LIBRARY
CLAPGATE LANE
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP3 0RL
Phone:
01473927270
Email:
V4GCLCommittee@yahoo.co.uk
Website:

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