IFINAL Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Period start date
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I Period end date
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From
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
Rothley Community Library
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any)
1163508
Charity's principal address
Mountsorrel Lane
Rothley
Leicestershire
Postcode
LE77PS
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted if not for whole
ear
Trustee name
Office (if any)
Name of person (or body) entitled
toa
oint trustee
ifan
Steve Mitchell
Sandra Webster
Jill Williams
Trustee
Treasurer
To April 2025
Secretary
Trustee
Sue Barnes
Claire Cole
Trustee
Michelle
Stephenson
Grace Henry
Sandra Newman
Heidi Mascus
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acted if not for whole
ear

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infomiation)
e of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional infomiation)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Description of the charity's trusts
Constitution
Type of governing document
How the charity is constituted
CIO Association
Trustee selection methods
Elected as per constitution and co-opted as appropriate when vacancies
arise
Additional governance issues (Optional infomiation)
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant, about:
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees;
the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
relationship with any related
parties;
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
Section C
Ob"ectives and activities
The provision of a public library in Rothley and surrounding area.
To advance education of the public in Rothley by operating and
managing a lending library.
To promote for the benefit of the residents of Rothley and the
surrounding area the provision of a public library for recreation and / or
other leisure time.
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document

We are open as a lending library for 14 hours per week .
In addition, we host a number of regular groups in the library . Yarn Craft
2 x per month, monthly Book Group, weekly Chess Group, rr support
fortnightly and Lego club monthly. 'Mug and mingle, coffee morning ran
weekly throughout the year
During the school summer holidays we carried out 2 craft sessions per
week which were very well attended.
We also host outside groups: the Writers, Group monthly , and a bridge
teachers group hired the library during the winter.
We have a number of community book boxes eretted around the village .
We are part of the 'warm spaces, initiative and now offer hot drinks to
those who want them.
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)
We have placed 2 weekly work experience students from local colleges
and hosted 4 Duke of Edinburgh students.
All activities have been undertaken by the trustees with regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

We are open as a lending library for 14 hours per week .
In addition, we host a number of regular groups in the library . Yarn Craft
2 x per month, monthly Book Group, weekly Chess Group, rr support
fortnighdy and Lego club monthly. 'Mug and mingle, coffee morning ran
weekly throughout the year
During the school summer holidays we carried out 2 craft sessions per
week which were very well attended.
We also host outside groups: the Writers, Group monthly , and a bridge
teachers group hired the library during the winter.
We have a number of community book boxes erected around the village .
We are part of the 'warm spaces, initiative and now offer hot drinks to
those who want them.
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)
We have placed 2 weekly work experience students from local colleges
and hosted 4 Duke of Edinburgh students.
All activities have been undertaken by the trustees with regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional infomiation)

l.)PCtion D
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
Achievements and performance
Visitor numbers from April 2025 to March 2026 were 10,117 visitors to
the library (including events). We had an average of 190 monthly active
borrowers, and an average of 840 monthly book issues.
We have maintained our Trustee meetings by Zoom and in person.
Communications with volunteers have been kept up via team newsletters
and the 'Three Rings, volunteer management system.
Communications with the public and library members have continued to
be important to keep the library in people's minds, and let them know
about our services .Our Facebook pages and Website have been kept up
to date. In addition, newsletters have been written for the local Rothley
Post and library events posters displayed around the village and on our
own notice board.
We have 30 active volunteers. 3 new volunteers have been trained this
year. A further 9 volunteers work 'behind the scenes, offering support,
Lego Club, art and craft activities, Health & Safety advice, gardening. We
have 8 Trustees, who have been active throughout the year.
3 students have completed their bronze awards with the Duke of
Edinburgh scheme.
The Mug and Mingle coffee group met weekly .This has proved very
successful with up to 20 local people attending This is part of our 'warm
spaces, initiative.
We also offer hot drinks , biscuits and squash to library visitors on a
'donation' basis.
During the summer months we have introduced the sale of ice creams.
We have received large numbers of donations of books from the public .
These have been sold in the library and at regular library book sales,
traded online and via specialist book shops. Any new suitable books
have been added into stock .
The Leicestershire Libraries Summer reading challenge ran during July
and August 2025. 119 Children took part and 60 children completed the
challenge.
Individual trustees and a volunteer took tums to run a craft event each
Saturday morning ( in keeping with the theme of the summer reading
challenge).
The Rothley village Scarecrow festival was again organised by the
Library .This took pla￿ over 2 days on a weekend in September 2025
There were 63 scarecrow entrants and the event proved to be very
popular and was well re￿iVed -bringing many visitors to the library. This
event raised over £2500 for the library.
We celebrated our ioth birthday with a prosecco reception and afternoon
tea for volunteers and those connerted with the library over the years.
There were 60 attendees. In addition to mark our 10th year we held a
licenced raffle , with prizes kindly donated from local businesses and
volunteers.
We held our first ever Christmas bazaar which raised £360.
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Achievements and performance
hits on social media. The group has also sold some of their creations to
raise funds for the library.
The library has participated in the Charnwood Borough Council lottery
scheme as a way of raising some additional funds and supporting other
good causes in Charnwood. It has also signed up to Easy Fundraising.
Inside, the library is kept looking colourful and vibrant by a volunteer
who has created regular displays show casing what the library is doing
The outside of the library has been spruced up, with the guttering and
drains checked and cleared. A volunteer maintains the flower boxes.
The inside of the library had one major clean up this year. An additional
volunteer from the local community joined us specifically to do this .
Section E
Financial review
The charity does not have a formal Reserves policy.
Brief statement of the
charity's policy on reserves
There was £22,159 of cash reserves at year end. Of this £10,682 was
held in an interest paying deposit account. Restricted funds were
£298 .
Details of any funds materially
in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)

You hiay choose to include
aa'aitional information, where
relevant about:
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.
Rothley Community Library's principal sources of funds for this year
were .
Library takings ( fines, reservations, printing ,refreshments) £2609
Grant from Harry Hames Trust for printer £2880
Donations £2533
Events £2851
Book sales £252
Charnwood lottery £615
Library hire £1125
Bank Interest £168
Raffle £1298
Cash reserves have reduced by £179 since April 2025 to £22159
Leicestershire County Council has provided the lease of the building at a
ercorn rent
Section F
Other optional information
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)
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Position (eg Secretary, Chair,
etc)
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Rothley Community Llbrary
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the period
from
To
01-
r-25
31-IAar-26
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
Donations
Grant Harry Hames Trust
Gift AKI HMRC
Book sales (of donated books )
Library takings
Room hire
Evenls
Film takings
Chamwood Lottery
Printing
Bank interest
S106
Raffle (1 Oth birthday )
Sub total (Gross income for
AR)
2,381
1,839
2,880
152
252
176
905
2,177
473
1,792
418
517
202
366
163
152
252
1.125
2.861
615
61S
160
168
1 ,298
11,460
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Sub total
11,460
2,880
A3Pa
ments
Running costs
Consumables
Film costs
Events
Other
Noticeboard
IT costs
Books
printer
7,210
7,737
350
418
185
520
1,814
131
236
552
263
499
1,764
182
2,880
182
2,880
105
Sub total
3,325
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Sub total
11,184
3.326
14,509
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
266
446
179
3,020
21,594
21,861
743
25,357
1310412026
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