# FRIENDS OF BURNAGE LIBRARY LTD

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1158817
- **Other names:** FRIENDS OF BURNAGE LIBRARY, FOBL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 9, 2014
- **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=1158817


## Contact

- **Address:** Manchester City Council, Public Library, 349 Burnage Lane, MANCHESTER
- **Postcode:** M19 1EW
- **Phone:** 07905832006
- **Email:** info@burnageactivityhub.org.uk
- **Website:** www.burnageactivityhub.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY?S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF BURNAGE AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. (2) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTINGTHEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

**Activities:** Friends of Burnage Library Ltd. provides a range of learning, cultural, creative and social activities at Burnage Library and Activity Hub, Manchester.  Our volunteer team also work alongside partners to provide an outreach library service.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Manchester City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £58899 | £58210 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £68306 | £57123 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £33438 | £34367 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £63810 | £59557 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £64101 | £67200 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Alison Hitchen — appointed April 3, 2023
- Andrew Mortimer — appointed Sept. 9, 2025
- Dareema Akhtar Rehman — appointed Jan. 26, 2022
- Jennifer Barbara Enobakhare — appointed Jan. 12, 2024
- John Desmond McCrory — appointed Oct. 12, 2020
- Karen Pudner — appointed Oct. 21, 2024