CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the perfod From 1•1 January 2020 To 31•1 Decernber 2020 Charfty name: Lewter Forest East C￿nMUnty Library Charlty rnglstratlon number: 1163963 Objectives and Activities Sumnwry crf the purposes of the charity as set out in rts governing d0￿ment Pw• 1.17 To w0n￿te for Ihe of the residents Leicester East ￿ the 8urroundiNJ areas and communities the of a o)mmunrty library Service for recreation and or othef leisure bme p*"¢)n d indiMdual8 who have need suth faca'lities ty reason d their youth, age, infinnty or disatAefMnt, finan(ial hardship for the public al large in interests soaal weffare and ￿th the obpct improving the c￿&110n ￿ life Lrf the sakl Summary d the maln •Xivities in relation to those purposes for the public befth, in parbcular, tho a￿1￿1108, projects or services Iden1￿ in the Pw• 1.17 1.19 Provision d a LendlNJ Library SeThicx on behaf of Leicestershire County Council. Hire crf library and other incorrn generalion *'wties that will allcr* the volurrteern. mernlxrs and trustees of the Comrnunity Library in Le￿ester Forest East to afford to operate and continue to provide a lendir¥J libra Servi￿ in Leicmter Forest East. The trustees are aware of the guidarte i88￿d by the Charrty Commission on public benefft and have taken it into )unt Wh￿ makiw ¢Jecision8 where the guthnce 18 relevant. Statement Confirn￿ng whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charty Canmission on wblic 1.18 Addltlonal Infornwkn (optlonal) You Apply for fvnding where appropriate ft>r Ixojeds that 9enerate regular irK¢Th and revi￿ exists'ng to make surn tl are profftabl• Pw• 12• Policy cm orant maki Not applicable. P•• 1.38 Policy on social In￿St￿￿nI indudirYJ program related investment The library 18 (xxnpl8tdy dependent on its volunteers, who carry (xrt all neca88ary tasks to keep the library OFwats'ond. The Charrty is extremely grateful for their commitment of tirrn, help and support. Unfortunately. the impxt crf the Coronavirus on volunteer numbern h had a detrimental effect with rn￿Y re• evaluat'n their Not appli(xLIe. Pw•l volunteern Achievements and Perfornianco last yow Summary the main hievements of the charity, identrfw.ng the drflerence the charity's work has made to the circumstsnces of its b￿￿￿￿arieS any wider b8nefft8 to soc48ty as a Pva 120 P8rfKJem￿. Howa of OF•nirKJ have bo Jjust&l t￿r￿ ts cnal Infoffliatlon lopOonal> You thoose to irKlude further stat0ft￿￿ whern relevanl ab(xrt: Our in￿.81 objeth've was to maintain existiivJ levels crf seThic* and availabilrty of the library servic* and rts f8c41iti.es to the local comrNnty. This has b￿n hampred in Achlevemefrts agoinst objects'ves set Aftef an UnPr￿ede￿ year due to the Pandern￿ and with various lockdown impwbons it has be￿ very drfficuft to organi8e rn￿Y furKlraisiw xbvibe8 and, as a result, obpth'ves have not been able to be met. Pérfomwnce (rf fundraisi ffjalnst obpth'v8S Not applicable. P•rn 1.41 awnst objeth. Not apF4icabl Flnanclal Review Revlew (rf the charftvs finanaal position at the end of the poriod Parn 121 HavifVJ received almost £40k in grants during the year the Chafity was in a very strong flnanaal F￿lts"on at the end af December 2020. which bode8 for wh the LCC support grant ceases in January 2022. We are a not-for•rrfrt organisab'on and al fvnds rec￿v•d Of generated dir&aly support the pur￿se$ of the Charty and sustsinats'lrty ol the library. Surpluses are carried forward t(y•Ards fvtufe runnirvJ costs and we seek to retain sufficient ststement expl•'ning the policy for holding r￿ stating why they are held Pwa122 Amount of reserves held Reasons for holdirvJ zero Pw• 122 kn122 £75 135.30 Not applicable D￿all5 of fund matenally in deficit Ex￿natIOn d any uncertainti08 ab￿t the charity continuing as a goi Pw* 124 Not applicable P￿123 Not applicable Addluonal Inforniatlon (optlona You dK>ose to Ind￿ further statements where relevant ab)ut: We are currently part supportfjj by Leicestershire County Courtil on diminishirrfj basis annually. Other source8 of funds hawd ind(Ma•J sales of refreshm￿$ o)ffee The charSty's prtndp Sources of funds (indudi an fundraisin Pv• 1.47 dub room hire incA)nx, individual (knnations and er activities such as "100 Club". Unfortunately, th888 have been liffated du• tothe ndemic. All funds are invested bac* into the library and directly 8UPFK>rt our key objeth'ves and ovi*on of library 8er¥iceg. Invostrnerrt WKI obJ&J'ves induding any soLaal investment F Pffa 1.46 Thè Chartys principal gajrce of fund8 18 the annual grant (paid quartefly) received from Leicestershire County c￿￿11. This grant-fundirvJ will reduce yoar•on-year, and as it diminishes. so our (y•m irKo generation will no￿1 to grryw. From an operati￿4 point of view, a shortage of volunteer3 to owrate the lib as as suffiaent ￿￿Unteers to meet roquir8d stsndard of govefnance could pose a prot4em in futurn. In addilion, the to build usor confidence to rntum to the library after the A desuipts'on of the Pri￿1paI ri•ks fao'ng the chanty Pff• 1.46 LCC are slill disctssslng the way forward after the current tefvyear lease for the premis08 run8 ￿t. Structure, Governance and Management DeScrf￿l of chaiitys Type d govemiThJ d0￿ment Pw• 125 Ji 1 Hoint one or rv trustees Pw•125 Trustee must ￿ wxxnted by a resoluti( passed at a property COn￿ned meeting of the Charity trustoos. In selecting individuds for apwntmènt as chanty trustees, the thanty trusteos must have regard to tha 8kills, knowledge and exper1er￿8 ne8d•d for the effeth've almlnistration of the CIO. Addltlonal Infornwtlon (optlonal) You dK)088 to indude further Stalen￿nts where relevant atMxL' Continwl trainirvJ by LCC *aff for lunteers. and c¥wiw for existirrfJ members of staff. Refresher training Poliaes and woc8dure8 adopted for the irKlucli( and trainirrfJ of trustees Pv•1J1 We have a Trustee Committee of 7 members who manage the library, L￿cesterShire County Cr￿n￿l have app￿nted an officer to SUPFQrt all Communrty Librarios in the The tharftys organisatlonal structure and any vrider netwTh* with which the Pw• 1.51 We arn a member of a CML duster group who have quarterty n￿￿Ing$ to discuss and assist other with problems that arise. We conlinue to 4)preciate the d)eerful and willing supwt that we recave from our Hub at Wgston, as **ll as the regular visits from (￿r Support Officer and Trainer. Not applicable. Rolalionship with related parties Pw• lJ1 Reference and Admlnlstrative detai18 Leicester For08t East Cornmun No other names 1163963 76 Rushmere Walk Leicester Foresl Easl Leic*stsr. LE3 3PD Libra Other naff￿ the cha ' istered cha number Charrty's principd address Namm ofth• charfty trust•M who manag• th• charlty OlThc• 01 an Int tru•t•• Ilan LYM Ashton Tara Pa￿kh￿la Marilyn Pile Teresa RobSnson Georgina RL)b8C Volunteer Co ordinator Trnasufer Eileen Marfcwo Wendy Walker Martyn Luczka To 28.02.20 To 30.c￿.20 From 28.02.20 Treasurer 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 e trustees - names ￿ the directors at the date the re rtwa8a Nota icable Name d trustees hokllrvJ lioe to property beknyiThJ lo the chafity Tru•t•• Iianx¥ Nota icable Funds held a8 Custodian trustees on behalf of othern De5cn￿'0n crt the assets Not applKable. held in thi8 cap Name and objeds of the charity on whose beh￿1 the assets are held and how this falls ￿thin the cuslodian chanty's objeds app1kXt￿e. Deta'ls of arrangements for 8afe (x8tody and Not applicable. from the charity's o•m Addltlonal Inforniatlon (optlonal) maffl￿ aNI •ddr•sMs of advl••rn (Opoonal InfornMtknn) Typ• of Nam• Addrnss advl••r Not applieat)l•. Nam• of chhf •x•cutfv• or nam￿ of Mnlor staff m•fflb•rn Ioptlonal Infomiatlon) Not applicable. Exemptlons from di8cIo8urn Reason for non4isdosurn of k Not applicable. Other o tional inforniation Not applicable. Declarations Th• trust••s d•clar• that th•y hav• approv•d th• IJust•￿' r•port abov•. Slgn•d on b•haff of th• charlty's tr￿t• SIgn￿￿(SI Full nafflo(s) Posltlon (•9 S•cr•tary, Chalr. otc) Georgina Robx>n Tefesa Rollnson Chair 10th August 2021 **LEICESTER FOREST EAST COMMUNITY LIBRARY** ## **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE PERIOD 1st JANUARY 2020 TO 31st DECEMBER 2020** |INCOME
General Sales
Clubs, Societies
Room Hire
Donations
100 Club
Fundraising events
L C C Support grant
L C C s106
Other grants re: Covid support
EXPENDITURE
General Running costs
Electricity
Gas
Telephone
Water
Insurance
Cleaning
Waste Collection
PPS
100 Club
Fundraising events
Misc
Repairs & Renewals
**Surplus for the year**|**2020**
1,054.76
751.95
560.00
346.40
921.00
146.00
4,248.00
9,839.75
25,597.00
**43,464.86**
359.17
1,226.30
377.95
478.79
408.80
1,164.64
979.01
469.62
101.80
438.50
19.00
521.35
6,758.50
**13,303.43**
**30,161.43**| |---|---| |**BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31st DECEMBER 2020**|| |Balance brought forward at 1st January 2020
Surplus for the year 2020|Represented by:
HSBC Current Account
Till float
44,973.87
30,161.43
Represented by:
HSBC Current Account
Hampshire Trust Bank 1 Year Bond
Till float
Unbanked Till cash at year-end
**75,135.30**|44,948.87
25.00| |---|---|---| |||44,973.87| |||49,344.30
25,000.00
25.00
766.00| |||**75,135.30**| |||| |The Accounts have been prepared on a cash basis. The following is for information only:
Outstanding creditors at year end:
Opus gas
46.46
Opus electricity
111.96
Lynn - coasters
123.69
**282.11**||| **The above Income and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet, has been prepared from the accounting records of the Leicester Forest East Community Library, supplied to me by the treasurer. In my opinion they are in accordance with these records.** Signed: Alison M Bluff, ACA Linden House, Church Walk, Bruntingthorpe, Lutterworth, LE17 5QH Date: 05.07.21 **LEICESTER FOREST EAST COMMUNITY LIBRARY** ## **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE PERIOD 1st JANUARY 2020 TO 31st DECEMBER 2020** |INCOME
General Sales
Clubs, Societies
Room Hire
Donations
100 Club
Fundraising events
L C C Support grant
L C C s106
Other grants re: Covid support
EXPENDITURE
General Running costs
Electricity
Gas
Telephone
Water
Insurance
Cleaning
Waste Collection
PPS
100 Club
Fundraising events
Misc
Repairs & Renewals
**Surplus for the year**|**2020**
1,054.76
751.95
560.00
346.40
921.00
146.00
4,248.00
9,839.75
25,597.00
**43,464.86**
359.17
1,226.30
377.95
478.79
408.80
1,164.64
979.01
469.62
101.80
438.50
19.00
521.35
6,758.50
**13,303.43**
**30,161.43**| |---|---| |**BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31st DECEMBER 2020**|| |Balance brought forward at 1st January 2020
Surplus for the year 2020|Represented by:
HSBC Current Account
Till float
44,973.87
30,161.43
Represented by:
HSBC Current Account
Hampshire Trust Bank 1 Year Bond
Till float
Unbanked Till cash at year-end
**75,135.30**|44,948.87
25.00| |---|---|---| |||44,973.87| |||49,344.30
25,000.00
25.00
766.00| |||**75,135.30**| |||| |The Accounts have been prepared on a cash basis. The following is for information only:
Outstanding creditors at year end:
Opus gas
46.46
Opus electricity
111.96
Lynn - coasters
123.69
**282.11**||| **The above Income and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet, has been prepared from the accounting records of the Leicester Forest East Community Library, supplied to me by the treasurer. In my opinion they are in accordance with these records.** Signed: Alison M Bluff, ACA Linden House, Church Walk, Bruntingthorpe, Lutterworth, LE17 5QH Date: 05.07.21