PENRHYN BAY COMMUNITY LIBRARY GROUP
Chair’s annual report 2024/25
The trustees details for the year are unchanged.
It was pleasing to note that visitor numbers to our Library are now back to pre-covid levels. Out of hours bookings and usage remain steady.
Professional staffing from Conwy County Borough’s Library Service has been maintained. The presence of knowledgeable staff is of great importance to our Library users. We have received many compliments about how inviting our building and garden are and it is clear that they are both important social assets.
Llandudno Town Council has continued to support us financially for which we are deeply grateful.
As ever our appreciation goes to our excellent library staff. Their helpfulness and cheerfulness are the mainstays of our Library service
A.B.Mullineux (Chair)
PENRHYN BAY COMMUNITY LIBRARY GROUP ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31[st] 2025
INCOME
£ LLANDUDNO TOWN COUNCIL GRANT 6000.00 WELSH WATER COMPENSATION 300.00 SALE OF BOOKS (ALL SOURCES) 850.93 U3A FRENCH CONVERSATION GROUP 231.00 CROCHET GROUP 198.20 BOOK CLUBS 220.81 U3A POETRY GROUP 110.00 ROOM HIRE (COUNSELLING) 140.00 CCBC ROOM HIRE 180.00 BRON DERW A.G.M. 10.00 REFRESHMENTS 94.84 PHOTOCOPYING 134.60 DONATIONS 68.56 8538.94 INTEREST RECEIVED 244.71 8783.65 EXPENDITURE
£ GAS 1783.82 ELECTRICITY 2074.02 PUBLIC LIABILITY AND CONTENTS INSURANCE 509.61 BUILDINGS INSURANCE RECHARGE 244.91 WELSH WATER 176.91 PHOTOCOPYING COSTS 6.22 CCBC PAT TESTING 9.00 CCBC LIGHTING/FIRE SYSTEM CHECK 123.68 GAS BOILER SERVICE, INSPECTION AND REPAIR 307.20 GARDEN WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE 62.00 REPAIRS/PAINTING 673.59 GARDEN PLANTS 346.20 CONSUMABLES 157.08 CARDS, PRESENTS, STATIONERY 63.77 NEW DOOR 324.00 STRIMMER 64.00 BOOKCASE 35.00 PORTABLE HEATER 24.66 STORAGE BOXES 39.99 £ STEP LADDERS 64.99 FIRST AID KIT 18.00 WASHING UP BOWL/CONTAINER 8.98
DOORSTOPS 29.97
GAS AND ELECTRICITY
IN NOVEMBER 2024 WE CHANGED PROVIDER FROM UTILITY WAREHOUSE TO BRITISH GAS LITE. THIS HAS PROVED PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE WE HAVE THREE ELECTRICITY METERS. DESPITE OUR BEST EFFORTS WE HAVE NOT BEEN PAYING FOR THE ELECTRICITY USAGE FOR TWO OF THE METERS. AS AT 17.04.2025 WE HAVE A DEDICATED COMPLAINTS HANDLER AT BRITISH GAS AND THE MATTER SHOULD BE RESOLVED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE ELECTRICITY BILL FOR 2024/25 IS, THEREFORE, SKEWED AS WILL THE BILL BE FOR 2025/26. THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE GAS BILL.