Trus tees' Ann ual Rep ort for the peri od Period Period start end From date date 07 May 2024 06 May 2025 To
Section A Reference and administration details ~~ee~~
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name | Taibach Community Library | ||
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| Charity | Taibach Community Library | |||
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5 Commercial Road | |||
| al | Taibach, Port Talbot | Taibach, Port Talbot | ||
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SA13 1LN |
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 (if any) |
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| Luke Jenkins | Chair of Trustees | |||
| Christine Thomas | Treasurer | Treasurer ended 27 Feb 2025 |
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| Alyson Moore | ||||
| Sean Pursey | ||||
| Rhian Davies | Secretary | Trustee ended 24 July 2024 |
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| Jennifer Morris | Trustee ended 30 May 2024 |
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| Susan Grundy | Treasurer | Treasurer started 28 Feb 2025 |
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| Camilla Walker | Trustee started 11 March 2025 |
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution – adopted 07 May 2014
(eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
(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
The text as reads in the governing document:
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its 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.
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The main activities carried out by the charity are:
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)
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Lending of Books and DVDs to members of the public.
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● Providing 4 public access computers with internet access, which are usable free of charge.
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● Providing a photocopying facility. ● Providing a place for public documents and consultations to be displayed.
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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 2024-25 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 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, a IT Drop-In Session is offered by NPT Council. And there is also 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. 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
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Section D Achievements and performance
pumpkins.
The library continues to be a member of 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.
New for this year, the library is also a member of the National Devicebank scheme, allowing us to provide free mobile phones to individuals meeting certain eligibility criteria.
Both of these schemes are provided by the Good Things Foundation.
New computers were purchased using grant funding received in the previous financial year, to replace our outdated public access computers with new ones. These arrived in July 2024.
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 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
We have a healthy level of reserves in the bank.
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
As in previous financial years, the costs of operating vary due to the nature of invoicing and recharging of utilities and other bills from the 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.
Section F Other optional information
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| Section G Declaration ~~a~~ |
Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees |
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| Signature(s) | ||
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| Full name(s) | Luke Coles | Sean Pursey |
| Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) |
Chair of Trustees | Trustee |
| Date | 04/03/2026 | 04/03/2026 |
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| Section A Receipts and payments to the nearest £ Unrestricted funds |
to the nearest £ Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
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| A1 Receipts | |||||||
| Librarytakings cash and cheque | 3,735 | - | - | ||||
| Librarytakings card | 311 | - | - | ||||
| Room Hire | - | - | - | ||||
| Book recycling | - | - | - | ||||
| Clothes bank recycling | 154 | - | - | ||||
| Online fundraising | 398 | - | - | ||||
| Rent Grant - NPTCBC | - | 1,495 | - | ||||
| Cost of LivingGrant - Welsh Gov | - | - | - | ||||
| Warm Space Grant - NPTCBC | - | 2,110 | - | ||||
| Warm Hub Grant - NPTCBC | 2,285 | ||||||
| Cae Garw Solar Farm Fund - children's area | 10,020 | ||||||
| Margam CommunityBenefit Fund - children's area | 3,206 | ||||||
| Margam CommunityBenefit Fund -PC | - | - | - | ||||
| Amazon refund | 231 |
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 4,829 19,116 - table). - - - - - - Sub total - Total receipts ~~———~~ 4,829 19,116 - A3 Payments Utilities (Gas, electric, trade waste, water, fire safety 3,871 - - Broadband ~~)~~ 475 - - Rent 80 1,495 - Insurance 1,583 - - Information Comissioners Office 35 - - Equipment purchased 870 - - Photocopier bill 57 - - Children's area refurbishment 311 13,226 Purchase of new computers 5,384 - Warm Space Grant - NPTCBC Spend 2,110 Warm Hub Grant - NPTCBC Spend 2,285 Cash loss/till error 9 Sub total [ 7][,][290 ] 24,500 - A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see - - - - - - Sub total [ - ] - - Total payments ~~———~~ 7,290 24,500 - Net of receipts/(payments)_ [- 2][,][461 ] - 5,384 - A5 Transfers between funds ~~-—~~ - ~~-—4-~~ - ~~—~~ -
A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end
| 13,595 | 10,676 | - | ||
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| 11,134 | 5,292 | - |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories Details Unrestricted to nearest £ Bank account 11,113 Cash 21 Total cash funds 11,134
B1 Cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) OK Unrestricted funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
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B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
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Period end date
6-May-25
Total funds
to the nearest £
Last year to the nearest £
| 3,735 | 3,611 | |||||
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| 311 | 205 | |||||
| - | 285 | |||||
| - | 14 | |||||
| 154 | 272 | |||||
| 398 | 257 | |||||
| 1,495 | 1,495 | |||||
| - | 4,000 | |||||
| 2,110 | - | |||||
| 2,285 | - | |||||
| 10,020 | - | |||||
| 3,206 | - | |||||
| - | 5,775 | |||||
| 231 | ||||||
| 23,945 | 15,914 | |||||
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| 23,945 | 15,914 |
| 3,871 | 1,585 | |
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| 475 | - | |
| 1,575 | 1,575 | |
| 1,583 | 1,480 | |
| 35 | 35 | |
| 870 | 1,811 | |
| 57 | 54 | |
| 13,537 | - | |
| 5,384 | - | |
| 2,110 | ||
| 2,285 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 31,790 | 7,074 |
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| 31,790 | 7,074 | ||||||
| - | 7,845 | 8,840 | |||||
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24,271 15,432 16,426 24,272
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| to nearest £ 5,292 5,292 OK to nearest £ - - - - - - Restricted Restricted funds |
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