## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
## **From**
Period start date Period end date
**To**
01 04 2020 31 03 2021
Section A Reference and administration details
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## **Charity name**
## EAST GOSCOTE COMMUNITY LIBRARY
**Other names charity is known by**
## **Registered charity number (if any)**
1165052
**Charity's principal address**
Library
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Lingdale
East Goscote, Leicester
## **Postcode**
**LE7 3XW**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
**Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)**
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1
John Malpus Chair Trustees
2
Liz Pizer Treasurer Trustees
3
Angela Malpus Secretary Trustees
4
Gillie Clarke
Trustees
5
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6
7
8
Becky Anne Child
Trustees
Nick Shivers
April 2020 to Jan 2021 Trustees
9
Kitty Nyul School Co-ordinator
Trustees
10
Jean Calder
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Trustees
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
## **Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
N/A
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**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Foundation
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)
CIO
Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of’ the Charity trustees.
ln selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.
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East Goscote Parish Council is allowed one member to be a Trustee.
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
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 works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Initially, volunteers were initiated and trained by Leicestershire County Council trainers. The knowledge gained is now cascaded down to other volunteers.
We have a Trustee Committee currently of 7 members who manage the library. The Parish Council currently have no representative but are allowed one member.
Leicestershire County Council have appointed officers to support all Community Managed Libraries in the county.
East Goscote Parish Council have supported the library with grants.
We are a member of a CML cluster group who have quarterly meetings to discuss/assist each other when problems occur.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
## **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
The objects of the ClO are
(1 ) The advancement of education for the public benefit by the provision of a community library service for the residents and the wider community in East Goscote and the surrounding areas; {2} To promote for the benefit of the residents of East Goscote and the
surrounding areas the provision of a public library tor recreation and or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial
hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said residents, to provide these services to the
public without discrimination on the grounds of sex, age, disability or other protected characteristic.
## **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)**
Free loan of books and use of computers. Preschool and School visits to the library. Issue of dog bags. Organise events for all ages. Sale of second hand items for fund raising. Attendance at other groups events to promote the library.
By providing a continuation of the library service we have received many thanks from residents along with many donations.
The COVID pandemic has given us problems during the year.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
The Trustees, after consultation and discussion, apply for appropriate grants for what is required.
We have 20 volunteers who give up their time to run the library. Without these volunteers, the library would not be able to continue.
We have policies approved for every eventuality and need. We also have a set of Risk Assessments available for the volunteers to study.
## Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
We have continued to raise funds in a number of ways. We also work with the Parish Council in order to organise events for the local residents.
The number of library members has been lower than we would like due to COVID.
During Lockdown, Some much needed maintenance work has been done to improve the premises and to keep costs down.
Several Grants have been sourced to enable the library to recover after reopening.
## **Section E Financial review**
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We currently have no reserves. Our balance is low and the
Brief statement of the County Council is reducing their subsidy therefore there is a
charity’s policy on need to be more careful with our expenditure and more fund
reserves raising is essential.
Details of any funds
N/A
materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
Income £22,767.65
You may choose to include
Expenditure £4664.62
additional information,
Overall Balance £36,762.98
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.
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## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
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**Full name(s)**
John Kenneth Ashley Malpus Liz Pizer
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**
Chairman Treasurer
**Date**
20 July 2021
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INCOME
Donations
Stationary
183.65 Misc (inc LCC Gramts)
18,335.00 CleaDing
160.00 Security
Dog Bags
2184.00 Telephone
1060.00 Electric
845.00 Insuran
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RepaiTs/service
Grounds Maintenance
Water
70.00
140.03
100.79
785.17
599.04
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373.77
499.68
557.00
305.99
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