# FRIENDS OF IPSWICH COUNTY LIBRARY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1165946
- **Other names:** FICL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 9, 2016
- **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=1165946


## Contact

- **Address:** COUNTY LIBRARY, NORTHGATE STREET, IPSWICH
- **Postcode:** IP1 3DE
- **Phone:** 01473927260
- **Email:** charmain.osborne@suffolklibraries.co.uk
- **Website:** www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/visit/locations-and-times/ipswich-county-library



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN IPSWICH, 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 IPSWICH, 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:** To provide support and to enhance the service offered by Ipswich County Library by fundraising and volunteering at events and activities.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1787 | £1171 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £889 | £1017 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £1207 | £1339 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £614 | £378 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £8503 | £9903 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Alice Hung Wai — appointed Sept. 5, 2024
- KATE JILLIAN BYFORD — appointed April 16, 2013
- Martin Malcolm Stiff — appointed Sept. 5, 2024
- RALPH GIRLING — appointed April 16, 2013