2023-03-31-accounts - Friends Of Burford Library

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 04 2021 31 03 2023

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1157846

Friends of Burford Library

Charity's principal address Burford Library 86a High Street Burford Postcode OX18 4QF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Veral Marshall	Chair
	Jan Cohen	Treasurer
	Maureen Percival	Secretary
	Anne Youngson
	FelicityZiegler
	Rachel Read
	Elizabeth Deverson

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

TAR

March 2012

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	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

Foundation

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed to serve for terms of three years Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
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

To maintain the continuing operation of Burford Library for the benefit of Burford and district. To encourage and facilitate the use of the Burford Library’s facilities by pupils of the local schools and all local children. To develop the role of Burford Library as a community hub open to all sections of the local population.

TAR

March 2012

As often as possible story time is held in the library for pre-school children to encourage the use of the library facilities and to encourage reading.

Once a month an adult reading group meet in the library to discuss a book, and use the library facilities, i.e. ordering books, using the computers, etc.

We hold occasional “Meet the Author” sessions when a visiting author comes along to promote a new publication.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the Various other events are arranged and held in the Library for the benefit public benefit in relation to of the local community and to encourage the use of the facilities. 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)

The Charity would like to acknowledge and especially thank the hard work and commitment of the people who have volunteered their time to man the library for several hours each week.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

TAR

March 2012

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Engaging with the residents of Burford and the surrounding villages to promote the use of the library via “Meet the Author”, exhibitions, and group meetings. Help with computers problems and family history. Two major events have taken place this year to raise funds and awareness of the facilities available at the library, and we are always looking for new ideas to encourage engagement with the library.

Provide volunteers to open the library or support library staff.

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March 2012

Section E Financial review

To hold reserve funds an amount that the trustees consider sufficient to Brief statement of the engage staff for two years, at the present time this would amount to charity’s policy on reserves approximately £4500

Also, from time to time to be in a position to add to the library’s book stock via donations to the Oxfordshire Library Service

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

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) Jan Cohen

Full name(s) Janice Carol Cohen Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc) Date 27/04/2022

TAR

March 2012

	Charity Name Friends of Burford Library	Charity Name Friends of Burford Library	Charity Name Friends of Burford Library	No (if any) 1157846	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 4/1/2022	To	Period end date 3/31/2023

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Fund Raising 882 Subscriptions 338 Gift Aid 78 Donation 500 - - - - 1,797 - - Sub total - Total receipts 1,797 A3 Payments Magazine Subscription 329 Competition Prize 120 Oxfordshire CountyCouncil 2,188 FundraisisngExpenses 217 LibraryCrafting 30 Oxfordshire County Council - Book Fund 500 - - - Sub total 3,383 - - Sub total - Total payments 3,383 Net of receipts/(payments) - 1,586 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 16,391 Cash funds this year end 14,805 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ *Sub total*(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)		to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £ 882 338 78 500 - - - - 1,797 - - - 1,797 329 120 2,188 217 30 500 - - - 3,383 - - - 3,383 - 1,586 - 16,391 14,805	Last year to the nearest £
			- - - - - - - - -	882	705
				338	338
				78	69
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				1,797	1,112

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			- - - - - - - - - -	329	156
				120	28
				2,188	693
				217	170
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				3,383	1,048

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		-	- - - -	- 1,586	64
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		-		16,391	16,013
		-		14,805	16,077

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Details Balance as per Bank 31/03/2023 Details Details Details Details Signature J. Cohen *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ 14,805 - - - - - 14,805 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Janice Carol Cohen Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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		Date of approval
J. Cohen	Janice Carol Cohen	4/27/2023