**Friends of Ipswich County Library** 

**Annual General Meeting 11 November 2025** 

**5:00 – 6:00pm** 

## **Minutes** 

## • **Notes from the AGM 2024:** 

- These were accepted as a true report. 

## • **Election of trustees:** 

- Chair – the decision has been postponed until the next ordinary meeting. 

- Vice Chair – Martin agreed to continue. 

- Treasurer – Kate agreed to continue. 

- Secretary – Rebecca agreed to continue. 

As there was no competition for these posts, there was no voting necessary. 

- **Financial report:** 

   - Kate presented the accounts for 2024-25 which were accepted. 

   - Kate asked if she could change the filing period with the Charity Commission as the accounts are completely out of synch with the timing of the AGM – this was agreed. 

- **Review of the year:** 

   - In September 2024, we celebrated the centenary of the library with various events, with some funding provided by us. 

   - There were various events over the Christmas period for children and Blank Page project activities. 

   - We held a quiz night which was well attended – and provided some income for us. 



- There were some author events, including Sally Vickers, Mike Gale and Jasper Fforde. 

- Some successful events were organised for Black History Month in October 2025. 

- The Blank Page project has proved to be very successful with good attendance from young people. 

- The sales of Kate’s book are now coming to us – and at the very reasonable price of £3.00. 

- On 1[st] June 2025, the library service was taken back into Suffolk 

- County Council. 

## • **AOB** 

- We hope to welcome a new member, as she attended the AGM. 



## **Friends of Ipswich County Library ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2024-25** 

## **INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT** 

|for the year ended 31 March 2025<br>**INCOME**<br>Sale of goods<br>One-off events for adults<br>One-off events for children<br>Regular events/activities<br>Donations<br>Miscellaneous<br>**EXPENDITURE**<br>Purchase of goods<br>One-off events for adults<br>One-off events for children<br>Regular events/activities<br>Catering and equipment<br>Miscellaneous<br>Surplus (deficit) for the year|updated 02/12/24<br>2023/24<br>£174.60<br>£515.00<br>£145.06<br>£54.70<br>£889.36<br>£59.02<br>£361.05<br>£41.97<br>£554.53<br>£1,016.57<br>-£127.21|2024/25<br>£200.20<br>£351.00<br>£778.60<br>£456.92|
|---|---|---|
|||£1,786.72<br>13.84<br>£91.15<br>£884.75<br>£181.60|
|||£1,171.34|
||||
|||£615.38|



## **BALANCE SHEET** 

|**ASSETS**<br>Cash at Bank<br>Cash in Hand<br>Debtors<br>**LESS LIABILITIES**<br>Creditors<br>**NET ASSETS**|at 31 March 2024<br>£2,696.90<br>Cash at Bank<br>£144.51<br>Cash in Hand<br>£0.00<br>Debtors<br>£2,841.41<br>£0.00<br>£2,841.41|at 31 March 2025<br>£3,448.29<br>£8.50<br>£3,456.79<br>£0.00|
|---|---|---|
|||£3,456.79|