2023-03-31-accounts - Friends Of Marsden Library

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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01 04 2022 31 03 2023
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Friends of Marsden Library
Other names
FOML
charity is known by
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Charity name Friends of Marsden Library Other names FOML charity is known by Registered charity 1168781 number (if any) Charity's principal Marsden Library address Mechanics Hall Peel Street, Marsden Postcode HD76BW

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Name of person (or body)
Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year entitled to appoint trustee
(if any)
1Diane Barkley Chair
2Jenny Hemming Publicity Officer
3Mike Binns Secretary
4Gail Ward Treasurer
5Sheila Bates Until 16 May 2022
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6Taru Sinclair Until 20 February 2023 8Anne Barnes 9Janette Martin 1Rachael Payne 0 1Sue Pilkington Until 20 February 2023 1 Gary Godolphin Mary Snaddon Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year Not applicable

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of Name Address adviser Not applicable

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Not applicable

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed and elected by members Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Not applicable 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.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document		The object of the CIO is to support the continuation of a library service in Marsden for the benefit of the residents of Marsden and the surrounding area, and in so doing to provide facilities for education, recreation, leisure time, occupation and social interaction with the object of improving the personal development and conditions of life for the residents.
Summary of the main activities		The main activities of the FOML relate to the promotion of library use and include: A website and other social media Membership Events and activities to promote library use to under 18s
undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this		Events and activities to promote library use to adults Fundraising events and activities Submission of funding applications to support events and activities to
section the statutory declaration		promote the library
that trustees have had regard to		Joint events with other organisations, eg Huddersfield Literature Festival
the guidance issued by the		Publicity to promote library use
Charity Commission on public		Publicity to promote Kirklees organised library events
benefit)		Publicity to promote the opportunity to volunteer in the library These events are planned and co-ordinated by the trustees at our monthly meetings. In developing the programme of events and activities the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

Not applicable

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related
investment;
contribution made by
volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

During this year we were able to extend our activities that had been curtailed during the Summary of previous 2 years due to Coronavirus pandemic. We were able to put on physical events, meet the main in person and we produced our annual calendar. We were involved with some collaborative achievements events including the Huddersfield Literature Festival and the celebration of Yorkshire Day in of the charity Marsden. We broadened the genre of writers at our events to include non fiction writers and during the graphic novelists. year

Website and social media - maintained and updated with news about library services and FOML activities www.friendsofmarsdenlibrary.org.uk Twitter and Facebook - @MarsdenLibrary

Marsden Calendar - 2023

May – 31 June 2022 - entries open on the website for the submission photographs for the competition to produce images for the annual Marsden calendar that includes information about the library service and local events
Selection of winning photographs and production of the calendar 31 July -September
Exhibition of winning photographic entries for the calendar – in the Mechanics entrance hall from 22 September 22
Calendars on sale – from 22 September 22
Stall at Christmas Fair – 3 December 22

Local Writers events

11 May 2022 – Amanda Huggins and Sarah Linley

1 September 2022 – Brian Groom

13 October 2022 – Dave Rigby 24 November 2022 – Jamie Rhodes

9 March 2023 - Polyp

Collaborative events

28 April 2022 – Tim E Taylor Poetry Launch – Marsden Write Out Loud 7 August 2022 – Anita Sethi – with Huddersfield Literature Festival / Yorkshire Day

Section E Financial review	Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves The Charity does not hold any reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit The Charity has no funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
Youmay chooseto include	Principal sources of funds are from sales of annual calendar

additional information, where
	Income from these sources has funded the activities listed in Section D
relevant about:

 the charity’s principal sources
	The Trustees assess that the charity is a going concern and is likely to
of funds (including any	continue to be so for the next financial year. The charity has no permanent
fundraising);	financial commitments, the charity only commits expenditure within its
 how expenditure has	financial means, it has retained its ability to fundraise, even during the
supported the key objectives of	pandemic. The board of the charity has capacity to maintain the activities of
the charity;	the charity and to effectively oversee its governance
 investment policy and
objectives including any ethical
investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

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