RATBY LIBRARY & COMMUNITY GROUP

Charity number: 1164252
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of social activity for the elderly and letting the building for use by local voluntary organisations.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £30,067
Total expenditure: £33,915

Total income includes £4,723 from 4 government grant(s)

People

7 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • 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
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Leicestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 November 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Investment
  • 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jessica Ann Ingram Trustee 12 March 2025
None on record
Wendy Walker Trustee 09 October 2024
None on record
Linda Freeman Trustee 01 March 2024
None on record
Mike Walker Trustee 04 August 2023
None on record
Rosie Robinson Mrs Trustee 15 July 2022
None on record
Robin O'Brien Trustee 15 July 2022
None on record
Maurice James Loft Trustee 01 December 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 £8.26k £17.64k £12.70k £42.09k £30.07k
Total expenditure £13.95k £14.48k £18.57k £22.10k £33.92k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £5.23k £17.50k £3.09k N/A £4.72k

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 20 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 February 2024 14 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 February 2024 14 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 02 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 02 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 06 April 2021 65 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 06 April 2021 65 days late 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 04 Nov 2015

Charitable objects

THE PURPOSES OF THE ORGANISATION ARE - 1) TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC LIBRARY IN RATBY, ENGLAND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF RATBY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OR COMMUNITIES. 2) TO PROVIDE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF RATBY, SURROUNDING AREA AND COMMUNITIES, A PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF AGE, GENDER, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, INFIRMITY, DISABILITY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID RESIDENTS. 3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RATBY, LEICESTERSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OR COMMUNITIES BY OPERATING AND MANAGING A LENDING LIBRARY. 4) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF RATBY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OR COMMUNITIES BY OPERATING A CAFETERIA, ENABLING INDIVIDUALS OF ALL CIRCUMSTANCES TO MEET AND SOCIALISE; PROVIDING A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL, INCLUDING THOSE WHO FEEL THEMSELVES TO BE OR ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND THEREBY IMPROVING THE LIVES AND WELL-BEING OF ALL RESIDENTS OF RATBY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OR COMMUNITIES. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE "SOCIALLY EXCLUDED" MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS); AND CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

Contact information

Address:
RATBY LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY GROUP
Main Street
Ratby
Leicestershire
LE6 0LN
Phone:
01162393157
Email:
Ratbylibrary@gmail.com
Website:

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