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2025-09-30-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] October 2024 to 30[th] September 2025 Charity name: North Harrow Community Library

Charity registration number: 1162446

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 The objects of the CIO are
(1) to advance education of the public by
the provision of a lending library service for
the benefit
of residents of North Harrow and the
surrounding area.
(2) to promote the benefit of the inhabitants
of North Harrow and surrounding
communities (the
area of benefit), without distinction of age,
sex, race, political, religious or other
opinions, by
associating when appropriate together the
local authorities, voluntary organisations,
local
schools and inhabitants in a common effort
to advance education, relieve poverty and
to
provide facilities, in the interests of social
welfare, for education, recreation and other
leisure
time occupation for the inhabitants with the
objects of improving their conditions of life;
(3) such charitable purposes for the public
benefit as are exclusively charitable
according to the
laws of England and Wales as the trustees
may from time to time determine.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.		 Para 1.17 and
1.19		 NHCL is a community led facility that is
open to all, with a traditional library book
lending and all the facilities normally
available in public libraries.
Year ending 30 September 2025 was our
seven years of operation. We are building
on the previous years by increasing the
number of activities and building
relationships with partner organisations.
Working with other organisations like Age
UK, Harrow council and have increased our
rental income, via regular weekly bookings.
Our membership for the library has
increased to over 4000, largely because of
the range of activities we put on and also
promotion via social media. Word of mouth
is also becoming an important driver for
new visitors, with our footfall on average
being 2000 per month.
Library was a designated a community
which was funded by Harrow Giving
important part of the Harrow Council’s hub
initiative.
Our operating hours as a lending library are
21 hours, by opening three days a week on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
between 10am and 5pm.
Actives we undertook: -
Knitting club
Art Class for Adults
Rhyme time
Art & Crafts for Children
Diwali Party
Halloween Party
Christmas party
Reading Journey for children during the
summer holidays
Councillor Surgeries
Safer neighbourhood teams
Harrow Council consultations
Children’s coding club
During summer we also ran workshops for
children on money management.
Weekly Yoga and Sound bath meditation
sessions.
We collaborate with the local NHS GP to
provide health and general welfare talks.
Also on Wednesdays we collaborate with
Harrow Council to run Conversation
Council (a contact point for people needing
advice and help on council services and
other issues dealt by Citizen Advice)
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 The trustees have complied with their duty
to have due regard to the commission’s
public benefit guidance when exercising
any powers or duties to which the guidance
that is relevant.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference

SORP reference
Policy on grant making Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment		 Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers		 Para 1.38 NHCL is wholly run by volunteers, and we
have recruited from across the whole
community of Harrow.
With our profile growing we are getting new
volunteers with 60 on average helping to
operate the library during this period. We
are also getting younger volunteers joining.
The trustees are extremely grateful to all
those who kept our services running
through the year and helping
The age range of volunteers is getting
younger, and we are now starting to plan
on using these volunteers to add new
activities for our communities.
For the period 1/10/2024 to 30/09/2025
there over 5000 hours given by our
volunteers.
Other

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference

Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.		 Para 1.20 •
increased our membership
•
Managed to open the library for 25
hours a week, 3.5 days a week.
•
Our footfall for the period was
nearly 22000 with an average visit
duration of 40 minutes.
•
increased number of volunteers
•
Provided support to the community
and signposted people to other
groups and organisation.
•
Kept the profile of library up on
social media.
•
Managed to secure more rental
income.
•
Increased the activities we provide
for the community.
•
In July we use started a
collaboration with Harrow Council &
Barratt London to renovate
Children’s library which was dated.
This collaboration involved the
Council allocating funding from The
UKSPF fund and Barratt London’s
construction team carrying out the
work as part of their Community
responsibility program.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Achievements against
objectives set		 Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives		 Para 1.41

Other

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21 In the year ended 30 September 2025 the
charity had a turnover of £120,337 with
£34450 allocated to unrestricted funds and
£84927 restricted for continued expenditure
related to grant income.
Expenditure on overheads was
£81065 and on grant related projects
£3676 showing a total expenditure of
£84741.
Carried forward unrestricted and restricted
funds were £214796 and £7912. Total of
£222708
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 We have overheads liabilities still payable
from 18 July 2018 to September 25 of
£111046 which haven’t been yet recharged
by the freeholder.
Number of reserves held Para 1.22 2
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22 NA
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24 NA
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 Para 1.23 The principal risk facing the charity is if
there was a sudden drop off in the
number of volunteers needed to operate
the library causing intermittent closures.

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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)		 Para 1.47
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity		 Para 1.46

Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:		 Memorandum and Articles of Association
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)		 Para 1.25 Constitution
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25 CIO
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees		 Para 1.25 Election

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name North Harrow Community Library
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1162446
Charity’s principal address 17 Edward Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA2 6QB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
K Shah Chair
B Stephenson
M Keane Treasurer
J Mote
Rehan Jaffer
Ramya
Jegatheesan
Usha Prema
Karen Lury

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name none

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
none

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for None safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

None

Other optional information

None

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair, etc)
Date
Kamal Shah


Chair

30th May2026

30th May2026

North Harrow Community Library 1162446 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/10/2024 30/09/2025

Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £		 Total funds
to the nearest £
3,463
85,927
19,415
69
8,945
-
2,558
-
120,377		 Last year
to the nearest £
18 3463 - 3,463 3,275
Grants 85,927 - 85,927 71,900
Room Rental 19415 - 19,415 31,280
Parking 69 - 69 -
Sales Products 8945 - 8,945 10,548
Other - - 50
Bank Interest Received 2558 - 2,558 2,441
- - -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 34,450 85,927 - 120,377 119,494
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).		 -
-		 -
-		 -
-
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total 0 - - - -
**Total receipts **
34,450 85,927 - 120,377 119,494
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total 0 - - - -
**Total receipts ** 34,450 85,927 - 120,377 119,494
**Total receipts ** 34,450 34,450 85,927 85,927 - - 120,377 120,377 119,494
A3 Payments

Rent		 60,000 - 60,000 60,000
Computer Software & Warm Hub Supplies 542 4,326 - 4,868 1,955
Repairs & Renewals & Alarm & Cleaning 11,194 - 11,194 1,976
Course Suppliers 4,300 4,300 3,200
Accountants fees & alarm & Cleaning 200 - 200 812
Insurance 1,245 - 1,245 1,189
Printing, Postage, telephone, Internet 815 - 815 -
Subscriptions 567 - 567 35
Other direct expense(inc bank charge) 787 - 787 5,939
Stationery & General Expenses/Ebay
Shipping		 765 765 1,320
3,676 81,065 - 84,741 76,426
-
0		 -
-
-		 -
-
-
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)

Net Debtors Y/E(movement)		 - - 572
- -
Sub total 0 - - 572
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end		 84,741
35,636
3,676 81,065 - 84,741 75,854
30,774 4,862 - 35,636 43,640
-
**# **		 -
- 0 -
184,022 3,050 - 187,072 143,432
214,796 7,912 - 222,708 187,072

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

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Categories Details
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1 30/06/2026
B1 Cash funds b/fwd 184,022 3,050 -
Cash Funds for the Year 30,774 4,862 -
- - -
Total cash funds 214,796 7,912 -
(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 - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Fund to which Amount due When due
Details liability relates (optional) (optional)
B5 Liabilities We have overheads payable from July 18
to Sept 24 to be recharged		 111,046 -
-
-
-
-
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees		 Signature Print Name Date of
approval
Kamal Shah 30/05/26

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

30/06/2026

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name NORTH HARROW COMMUNITY LIBRARY members of On accounts for the year 30/9/2025 Charity no 1162446 ended (if any)

Set out on pages

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30 / 09/ 2024

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention ~~(other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:~~

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Date: 28/04/2026 Name: CHANDRIKA MALDE Relevant professional IFA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 9 HUNTERS GROVE HARROW HA3 9AB

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October 2018

IER

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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October 2018

IER