# WALTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1154607
- **Other names:** WCL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 17, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1154607


## Contact

- **Address:** 6 Almond Avenue, Walton, WAKEFIELD, West Yorkshire, Charles Waterton House
- **Postcode:** WF2 6UA
- **Phone:** 01924 917627
- **Email:** waltoncommunitylibrary@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.waltonlibrary.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC OF WAKEFIELD IN WEST YORKSHIRE AND ITS ENVIRONS, BY THE RUNNING AND MANAGEMENT OF A COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES FOR LEARNING AND INDIVIDUAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING THE CULTIVATION OF ARTS AND ART ACTIVITIES AND RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID RESIDENTS. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE

**Activities:** At our core we are a Library serving the Community of Walton and wider the communities of Wakefield. We also act as a community 'hub' and run a variety of clubs and courses such as Story Club for Children, Work Club assisting job seekers, Computing4Dummies, Access Info Point for Wakefield District Housing tenants, Book Club, Cycling Club, Ancestry course.................




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- City Of Wakefield



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 31, 2025 | £27720 | £19705 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2024 | £18042 | £18286 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | £20346 | £20132 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2022 | £11201 | £9554 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2021 | £12041 | £10558 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **COLIN MORAN** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 29, 2013
- Damitha Palliyaguruge — appointed Sept. 4, 2025
- IAN BRYAN HARVEY — appointed Aug. 29, 2013
- Margaret Elizabeth Hall — appointed June 7, 2017
- Margaret Gibson — appointed May 14, 2024
- Maureen Penney — appointed Aug. 2, 2022
- Peter Michael Heigham — appointed Oct. 2, 2016
- Rosemary Jane Langridge — appointed Sept. 4, 2025