# FRIENDS OF SOUTHWOLD LIBRARY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1163525
- **Other names:** FOSL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 14, 2015
- **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=1163525


## Contact

- **Address:** Southwold Library The Old Hospital, Fieldstile Road, SOUTHWOLD, Suffolk
- **Postcode:** IP18 6LD
- **Phone:** 01502722519
- **Email:** fosl@suffolklibraries.co.uk
- **Website:** fosl.suffolklibraries.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN SOUTHWOLD, SUFFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A LENDING LIBRARY; 2. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWOLD, SUFFOLK AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, 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 LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS

**Activities:** Sponsorship of Library events which promote library use and recreational reading to the public. Provision of equipment for the Library. Payment of services provided by the Library for the public.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £25803 | £18315 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £21657 | £14645 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £21283 | £21045 | — | — |
| April 5, 2022 | £11255 | £4373 | — | — |
| April 5, 2021 | £4471 | £316 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Mark Kenneth Eagles** (Chair) — appointed July 19, 2021
- Charlotte Rebecca Clark — appointed April 1, 2017
- Fiona Elizabeth Anderson — appointed June 16, 2025
- Honor Manson — appointed June 5, 2017
- Jennifer Mary Johnson — appointed June 16, 2025
- Jill Marion Horne — appointed June 16, 2025
- KATHRYN ELIZABETH STEVENSON — appointed Sept. 14, 2015
- Mary Anne Louisa Allerton — appointed April 5, 2018
- SARA LOUISE FARRANDS — appointed April 1, 2017
- Yvonne Blair — appointed Dec. 5, 2022