FRIENDS OF SOUTHWOLD LIBRARY

Charity Number: 1163525
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Sponsorship of Library events which promote library use and recreational reading to the public. Provision of equipment for the Library. Payment of services provided by the Library for the public.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £21,657
Total expenditure: £14,645

People

10 Trustee(s)

20 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 September 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • FOSL (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mark Kenneth Eagles Chair 19 July 2021
None on record
Jennifer Mary Johnson Trustee 16 June 2025
None on record
Jill Marion Horne Trustee 16 June 2025
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST EDMUND'S, SOUTHWOLD
Received: On time
Fiona Elizabeth Anderson Trustee 16 June 2025
None on record
Yvonne Blair Trustee 05 December 2022
None on record
Mary Anne Louisa Allerton Trustee 05 April 2018
None on record
Honor Manson Trustee 05 June 2017
None on record
Charlotte Rebecca Clark Trustee 01 April 2017
SOUTHWOLD FILM SOCIETY
Received: On time
REYDON TRUST
Received: On time
THE SOUTHWOLD TRUST
Received: On time
SARA LOUISE FARRANDS Trustee 01 April 2017
READING REFORM FOUNDATION
Recently registered
KATHRYN ELIZABETH STEVENSON Trustee 14 September 2015
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 £17.21k £4.47k £11.26k £21.28k £21.66k
Total expenditure £12.74k £316 £4.37k £21.05k £14.65k
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 02 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 02 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 22 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 22 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 25 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 25 January 2023 On Time
Annual return 05 April 2021 17 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 17 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 02 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 02 September 2020 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 14 Sep 2015

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN SOUTHWOLD, SUFFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A LENDING LIBRARY; 2. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWOLD, SUFFOLK 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

Contact information

Address:
Southwold Library The Old Hospital
Fieldstile Road
SOUTHWOLD
Suffolk
IP18 6LD
Phone:
01502722519
Email:
fosl@suffolklibraries.co.uk
Website:

fosl.suffolklibraries.co.uk