Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 01 04 2020 31 03 2021
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1153765
Friends of Halesworth County Library
Friends of Halesworth Library
Charity's principal address Halesworth Library Bridge Street Halesworth, Suffolk Postcode IP19 8AD
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Alison Britton | Chair | |||
| Sheila Freeman | ||||
| Evelyn Lindqvist | Minutes secretary | |||
| David Borer | Treasurer | |||
| Nigel Frostick | Vice-Chair | |||
| Julie Gulliver | Library Manager Ex-Officio Trustee |
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| Natalie Lloyd- Evans |
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| Yvonne Sandison | ||||
| Irene Thomas | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted
Constitution
Association
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Trustee selection methods
By election
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
New trustees are inducted in line with the guidance for such procedures as laid down by Suffolk Libraries Industrial and Provident Society Limited which manages Suffolk’s public libraries service.
Since it was established in 2013, the Friends of Halesworth County Library (like similar groups at all libraries in Suffolk) has been a member of Suffolk Libraries IPS Ltd. which is a member of Cooperatives UK.
Rules state that objects shall be carried out “for public benefit in a manner that is conducive to the spirit and ethos of Co-operation”.
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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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.
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To advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreational leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.
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Raising the profile of the Library through fundraising and by hosting educational and recreational events.
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Volunteer support of the Library helping to enable it to meet the needs of the community (see below for role of volunteers).
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The charity trustees have understood the guidance issued on public benefit and remain focused on what the charity was established to achieve as laid down in its objectives.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
For the period of the report volunteers were only able to do limited activities owing to the pandemic and lockdowns.
In normal conditions the following applies.
This is an essential part of our functioning.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
We have a large group (currently approximately 45) of volunteers from among the Friends of Halesworth Library. Collectively they contribute a great deal of time to the Library (approximately 250 hours a month) on a regular basis. The scope of the service has grown beyond the tasks which paid staff are able to accomplish, and volunteers can take on routine library and administrative tasks. For example, they shelve the returned books and sound and vision items; they tidy the shelves and items for sale; they locate requested books and do general stock work; they unpack new books and process withdrawn stock. Their contributions allow staff to run and promote the library and its services and to form local partnerships in the community. Importantly too, the work by volunteers’ releases time for staff to collaborate with other volunteers and with the Trustees to organise events and fundraise as described in section D of this report.
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Section D Achievements and performance
PLANNED ACTIVITIES Summary of the main achievements of the charity We had planned a draft programme for April – November 2020, but during the year obviously none of that happened. All 3 patrons were booked; we were going to revive our Library Quizzes and two dates were set; Suffolk Libraries had arranged musical events for libraries to host and we planned to have two – possibly partly using the new garden which we imagined might be ready by mid-summer. We were also planning a garden opening and social events out there. For children there would be a post-Reading Challenge entertainer, Halloween activities and the show from the Spinning Wheel Theatre. And more of our usual activities, and the usual fund raising via the Plant Sale, the stall at the Antiques Street Market, raffles etc.
Please see section E below for the garden project which was fully achieved
Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the
We continue to retain reserves in a separate bank account for unexpected contingencies.
charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Not applicable.
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds
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Own fundraising, throughout the year
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Donations and bequests
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the charity’s principal How expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity
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sources of funds (including any fundraising); In a year of limited activity (because of the Library being unable to open
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• how expenditure has or when open, unable to function normally) the main activity was in supporting the design and development of a garden for community use In
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supported the key objectives memory of Alison Hopkins (previous Library Manager who died in 2019).
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of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
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Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Nigel George Frostick Full name(s) Alison Jean Britton Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair Vice-Chair etc) Date 21st January 2022
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Friends of Halesworth County Library Registered Charity Number 1153765 Summary of Account for the year 1/4/2020 to 31/3/2021
Payments
Petty cash £ 195.93 Garden planting plans £ 155.00 Landscaping £ 10,821.05 Plants £ 545.37 Crafter's payments £ 291.35 Furniture £ 6,082.00 Notice boards £ 121.20 Newspapers £ 41.20 Miscellaneous £ 76.25 Total payments £ 18,329.35
Receipts
Ali's Garden Donations £ 8,509.50 Crafter's share £ 9.15 Craft commission £ 7.35 Bags £ 6.50 Glasses £ 9.98 Artists display £ 20.00 Poster display £ 20.00
HMRC Gift Aid £ 1,199.02 Savings account interest £ 14.56 Total receipts £ 9,796.06 Plus opening balance £ 43,275.10 £ 53,071.16 Less payments £ 18,329.35
Closing balance £ 34,741.81
FUND-RAISING AND EXPENSES FOR ALI’S GARDEN 2019-2021
Donations and grants 2019/20 £ 3,543.38 2020/21 £ 8,509.50 Total £12,052.88
Landscaping 1 £ 5,745.00 Landscaping 2 £ 5,076.05 Plants £ 547.37
Total £ 11,848.
HMRC Gift Aid 2019/20 £ 591.84 2020/21 £ 1,199.02 Total £ 1,790.86 Total received £ 13,843.74 Payments Garden design £ 325.00 Planting plans £ 155.00
Balance remaining £ 1,995.32
Outstanding
Electrical work, some replacement plants, commemorative plaques, and mural.