**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** ret Period start date Period end date li 07 May 2023 06 May 2024 **From To** ~~Se~~ Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Taibach Community Library ~~PO~~ **Other names charity is known by** ~~PO~~ **Registered charity number (if any)** 1158698 **Charity's principal address** Taibach Community Library 5 Commercial Road Taibach, Port Talbot **Postcode** SA13 1LN ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** - **Dates acted if not for Name of person (or body)** - **Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee (if whole year any)** - 1 Luke Jenkins Chair of Trustees 2 Christine Thomas Treasurer - 3 Alyson Moore - 4 Sean Pursey - 5 Rhian Davies Secretary - 6 Jennifer Morris - 7 Susan Grundy - 8 - 9 - 10 ## ~~LS~~ **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Constitution – adopted 07 May 2014 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are elected from the membership at Annual General Meetings Trustee selection methods with a third of trustees retiring at each AGM. They can be appointed until (eg. appointed by, elected by) the next AGM by the existing trustees between annual general meetings. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Trustees Annual Report – Taibach Community Library** Page 1 2023-24 |**Summary of the objects of the**
**charity set out in its**
**governing document**
**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)**|The text as reads in the governing document:
“To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of the electoral wards of
Taibach and Margam and the surrounding area the provision of facilities
for education, recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals
who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or
disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or
for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object
of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants.”
These objectives are carried out by the running of a community Library in
Taibach.| |---|---| ||The main activities carried out by the charity are:
•
Lending of Books and DVDs to members of the public.
•
Providing 4 public access computers with internet access, which
are usable free of charge.
•
Providing a photocopying facility.
•
Providing a place for public documents and consultations to be
displayed.
In addition to this, the library offers a range weekly activities and events
to encourage all members of the community to come along and get
involved with.
A team of 12 trained volunteers have been responsible for the day-to-day
running and operation of the library and is made up of people from the
local community and neighbouring towns and villages.
In planning and delivering these activities and services, the trustees have
had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public
benefit.| ## Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main** During the 2023-24 year, the Charity continued to successfully operate a **achievements of the charity** library provision for the communities of Taibach, Goytre, and Margam. **during the year** **Trustees Annual Report – Taibach Community Library** Page 2 2023-24 ## Section D Achievements and erformance p During this financial year, the charity was able to once again offer its full range of services to its customers, which had been hampered in previous years by the COVID-19 pandemic. The library has developed a range of weekly clubs and activities to try and appeal to a wide range of people, encouraging them to come into the library and get involved. On a Monday morning, an Employability Hub is offered by NPT Council. On afternoon, there is an opportunity to research Family History with a dedicated volunteer providing this service. On a Tuesday morning, customers can take part in the weekly Art Group. The Knitting and Crochet Circle continues to be popular, now meeting three times per week, on a Tuesday afternoon, Thursday afternoon, and Friday evening. Thursday morning sees the Jigsaw and Board Game Club take place, where customers can come in to play a game or help build our library jigsaw. Saturdays are dedicated to Kids Club. As well as the weekly Kids Club, during school holidays additional sessions are held to encourage children to come in and use the library’s facilities. In addition to this, in the weeks leading up to Easter and Halloween, special children’s craft sessions took place, allowing the children to create seasonal crafts such as Easter decorations and pumpkins. In May 2023, the library hosted a talk titled 'Glimpses of Fine Art Photography' by Gareth Martin, which was well received by attendees. The library joined the National Databank scheme, allowing us to provide free mobile data to those in need and on certain benefits, ensuring better digital access for members of our community. Additionally, the Ball Library initiative was introduced, enabling young people to loan a football free of charge, encouraging outdoor play and physical activity. This year, we successfully received a Cost of Living Grant from the Welsh Government, which covered essential costs such as utilities and insurance. Previously, these costs came out of general library funds, so we are thankful that we were able to get funding to cover these rising costs. The library also received grant funding from the Margam Community Benefit Fund, which will be used in the following financial year to purchase new computer equipment. The library has continued to embrace the use of Facebook and Instagram to promote the library’s offerings to the local community. The success of **Trustees Annual Report – Taibach Community Library** Page 3 2023-24 ## Section D Achievements and erformance p using these tools has been encouraging, with posts on the Facebook page reaching an average of 9,000 people per month. Support continued from the local council (Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council) in the form of ICT systems support and the continued supply of books for the lending library. ## **Section E Financial review** ~~ee~~ **Brief statement of the** We have a healthy level of reserves in the bank. **charity’s policy on reserves** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include As in previous financial years, the costs of operating vary due to the additional information, where nature of invoicing and recharging of utilities and other bills from the relevant about: Local Authority. - 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. ## ~~ee~~ **Section F Other optional information** ## ~~eee~~ **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Luke Jenkins Christine Thomas ~~re ee~~ **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer **etc)**[Chair of Trustees ] ~~a~~ **Trustees Annual Report – Taibach Community Library** Page 4 2023-24 **Date** 10/02/2025 10/02/2025 **Trustees Annual Report – Taibach Community Library** Page 5 2023-24 |**Charity Name**||**No (if any)**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Taibach Community Library**||**1158698**|| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**
**CC16a**|||| |Period start date
**For the period**
**from**
7-May-23||Period end date
**To**
6-May-24|| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||| |**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Last year**|| |**to the nearest**
**£**
**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**|| |**A1 Receipts**|||| |Librarytakings cash and cheque
**3,611**
**-**
Librarytakings card
**205**
**-**
Room Hire
**285**
**-**
Book recycling
**14**
**-**
Clothes bank recycling
**272**
**-**
Online fundraising
**257**
**-**
Rent Grant - NPTCBC
**-**
**1,495**
Warm Space Grant - NPTCBC
**-**
**-**
Cost of LivingGrant - Welsh Gov
**-**
**4,000**
Margam CommunityBenefit Fund
**-**
**5,775**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_
**4,644**
**11,270**
~~=== ~~||**-**
**3,611**
**3,300**
**-**
**205**
**122**
**-**
**285**
**-**
**-**
**14**
**-**
**-**
**272**
**484**
**-**
**257**
**280**
**-**
**1,495**
**1,100**
**-**
**-**
**2,400**
**-**
**4,000**
**5,000**
**-**
**5,775**
**-**
**-**
**15,914**
**12,686**
~~===~~|| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total receipts_ 4,644**
**11,270**
**-**
**15,914**
**12,686**
**A3 Payments**
Utilities (Gas, electric, trade waste, water,
fire safetyetc.)
**-**
**1,585**
**-**
**1,585**
**2,082**
Broadband
**535**
**-**
**-**
**535**
**-**
Rent
**80**
**1,495**
**-**
**1,575**
**1,200**
Insurance
**-**
**1,480**
**-**
**1,480**
**1,135**
Information Comissioners Office
**35**
**-**
**-**
**35**
**-**
Equipmentpurchased
**1,811**
**-**
**-**
**1,811**
**1,956**
Photocopier bill
**54**
**-**
**-**
**54**
**153**
Cash loss/till error
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**7**
Purchase of books
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**24**
**_Sub total_ 2,514**
**4,560**
**-**
**7,074**
**6,566**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total payments_**
**2,514**
**4,560**
**-**
**7,074**
**6,566**
~~===~~
~~mallt~~
~~===~~|||| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**2,129**
**6,710**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**- -**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**11,466**
**3,966**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**13,595**
**10,676**
~~==~~|**6,710**
**- -**
**3,966**
**10,676**
|**- 8,840**
**6,120**
**- -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,432**
**9,312**
**-**
**24,272**
**15,432**
~~===~~|**6,120**
**-**
**9,312**
**15,432**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** ||||**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**||**Endowment**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Categories**|**Details**||**funds**
**funds**||**funds**| ||||**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**| |**B1 Cash funds**|**13,545**
**10,676**
**-**
**50**
**-**
**-**
**13,595**
**10,676**
**-**
**_Total cash funds_**
Bank account
Cash
~~———~~||||| ||(agree balances with receipts and payments|(agree balances with receipts and payments|||| ||account(s))||OK
OK||OK| ||||**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**||**Endowment**| ||||**funds**
**funds**||**funds**| ||**Details**||**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**| |**B2 Other monetary assets**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
~~=====~~||||| ||**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |**B3 Investment assets**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
~~=—====~~||||| ||**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**|Unrestricted
**329**
**-**
Unrestricted
**-**
**-**
Unrestricted
**-**
**20**
Unrestricted
**-**
**250**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
ICT Equipment (Printer, Photocopier, Till)
Catalogued books
Fixtures and Fittings
Second hand books for sale
~~====~~||||| ||||**Fund to which**
**Amount due**||**When due**| |**B5 Liabilities**|**liability relates**
**(optional)**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Details**
~~=—====~~||||| |Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|Date of
approval
10/2/2025
10/2/2025
Print Name
Luke Jenkins
Christine Thomas
Signature
~~=~~|||||