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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

THE FRIENDS OF HALESWORTH COUNTY LIBRARY

To raise funds to financially support Halesworth County Library. This is achieved through the organisation of numerous events such as table top sales, street markets and grant funding applications.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£12£4£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£11£3£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£3£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£10£18£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?*£13£6£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£17£15£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£12£3£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£11£19£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£22£11£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
04/04/14£10£1£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

www.suffolklibraries.co.uk

friendsofhalesworthlibrary@gmail.com

01986 875095

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Libraries
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

  • AUBREY ALAN JONES Appointed: 2023
  • DAVID BORER Appointed: 2018
  • ELISE SOPHIA JEFFRIES Appointed: 2024
  • EVELYN LINDQVIST Appointed: 2015
  • JACQUELINE WILLIAMS Appointed: 2021
  • NATALIE LLOYD-EVANS Appointed: 2016
  • NIGEL GEORGE FROSTICK (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • SHEILA CONSTANCE FREEMAN Appointed: 2013
  • YVONNE SANDISON Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/09/2013, number: 1153765
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR20: 2 days late,
Main office

Halesworth Library
Bridge Street
HALESWORTH
Suffolk
IP19 8AD

Objectives

1.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN HALESWORTH, 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 HALESWORTH, 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 A RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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