ASSOCIATION OF SENIOR CHILDREN'S AND EDUCATION LIBRARIANS

Charity number: 1200443
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

ASCEL works with all governmental, professional and other organisations and individuals, including children and young people themselves, in order to promote the value and awareness of library and information services for young people; We develop policies and strategies and training opportunities for the membership to be able to enhance and sustain library services for CYP and their families.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £255,808
Total expenditure: £252,535

People

13 Trustee(s)

11 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 September 2022: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • ASCEL (Working name)
  • Libraries Rising (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
  • 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
  • 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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ANNABEL SUSAN ALICE GITTINS Chair 28 November 2022
None on record
Harry Twohig Trustee 20 November 2025
None on record
Lucy Starbuck Braidley Trustee 04 September 2025
None on record
Thomas Williams Trustee 04 September 2025
None on record
Dionne Raymond Trustee 04 September 2025
None on record
Clover Anyon Trustee 04 September 2025
None on record
Mark Christopher Edward Freeman MBE Trustee 10 November 2023
None on record
Kirsty Ann Ellis Trustee 10 November 2023
None on record
Sherilyn D Pereira Trustee 10 November 2023
None on record
Fabienne Tannoh Trustee 10 November 2023
None on record
Nicholas Fuller Trustee 10 November 2023
None on record
Krystal Ann Vittles BEM Trustee 28 November 2022
None on record
Anna Louise Simmons Trustee 28 November 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £60.92k £264.51k £255.81k
Total expenditure £32.29k £189.45k £252.54k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 31 March 2025 26 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 26 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 18 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 18 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 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 21 Sep 2022

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROMOTE LITERACY IN YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES PRIMARILY BY ASSISTING IN THE ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE, OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SERVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, IMPROVING THE OVERALL STANDARD OF LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SERVICES, AND BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN LIBRARIANSHIP.

Contact information

Address:
Wolverhampton Central Library
Snow Hill
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV1 3AX
Phone:
01902539199
Email:
info@ascel.org.uk
Website:

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