Tadcoster
COMMUNITY LIBRARY
2024 Annual Report and Accounts for Tadcaster Communlty LSbrary
Registered Charity number 1168957
Introdurtion
The Trustees, Report and the Accounts of The Tadcaster Community Library for the year ended 31
March 2024 were approved at the Annual General Meeting by the Trustees on 18 September 2024 .
The accounts have been prepared to comply with the Statement of Recommended Prartlce for
Accounting by Charities (Revised 2015).
Constftutlonal and Legal framework
Tadcaster Community Library is a Charltable Incorporated Orgznlsatlon
Trustees and Management
Responsibillty for the management of the business of Tadcaster Communlty Llbrary Is vested In the
Management Commlttee, which includes the trustees of this charity.
The following people were trustees during the year and at the date this report was approved:
Michael Clark
Sara Gott
Alison Wadsworth
Terence Welsh
George Keech- reslgned January 2024
Appointment ond induction of trustees
New trustees are appointed by the continuing trustees. There are established procedures for the
Induction of each trustee to ensure that they are aware of the responsibilities of a trustee and the
ways of working Within the charlty.
Alm5 and ObSectlves
The objects of the CIO are
{1) To advance the education of the 8eneral public in Tadcaster and the surrounding area, in particular
but not exclusively by supporting the provision of a lending library;
2) To further or benefit the residents of Tadcaster and the neighbourhood, wlthout distinction of sex.
sexual orientatlon, race or of polltical, reli8ious or other opinions by associating together the said
residents and the local authorlties, voluntary and other organlsations 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.,
Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes,
which are not charitable in accordance with Isertion 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment
(Scotlandl Act 2005] and lsertion 2 of the Charities Act {Northern Ireland) 2008
Review of the yearfs actlvitles and summary of the main achlevements durlng the year
During the period of thi5 report the organisation has continued to run volunteer operated sessions
with advisory input from North Yorkshire Council. Trainlng for new volunteers Is ongoing in the
5yStem5 and processes and North Yorkshire Council periodically offers training to new voluntee15. In

addition, we have faceto face trainingfor new initiatives undertaken by members of the management
committee and a part-time self-employed contractor.
During this period Tadcaster Community Library has received funding of £800 from North Yorkshire
Council in recognition of services offered at the library to assist clti2ens acce5sin8 Council services, as
there is no council presence in the town, In addition we received a grant of £201)O from our councillor's
locality budget to assist with the heavy costs of heating the buildlng and a grant of £150 from
Tadcaster Town Council to create a small sarden area. We have been registered for Gift Aid for two
years and during this period reclaimed our first Gift Aid on the donations we received from donor5
eligible to donate Git Aid plus small cash donations.
Statement of Responsibilltles of the Trustees of Tadcaster Communlty Llbrary
The Board of Trustees is responsible for keepin8 proper accounting records which dlsclose with
reasonable a¢curacy, at any tlme, the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that
the financial statements comply with applicable Accounting Standards and Statements of
Recommended Practice. The Board is also responsible for safe8uardin8 the assets of Tadcaster
Community Library and hence for taking responsible steps for the prevention and detection of fraud
or other irre8ularities.
Informatlon
Further Information about the charlty can be obtalned from the princlpal address: 9 Calcaria Road,
Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, LS24 9HH
TADCASTER COMMUNITY LIBRARY
FINANCIAL STATEMEKfs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
RECEiiYfs AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
TRADING ACCOUNT
Receipts
Grants
Charges
Room Hlre
Events
Donatlons
Miscellaneous
Gift Aid
2024
2023
2951
2987
736
1278
779
553
218
2800
2982
253
123
703
235
Total
9502
7096
PROJEcf ACCOUNT
Recelpts
5000
Total

TRADING ACCOUNT
Payments
Utilities
Repairs and maintenance
Water
Waste Collection
Off ice Supplies
Cleaning
Insurance
Professional Expense5
Event expen5e5
Volunteef co-ordinator
contract
Sundry Item5
4656
1883
169
4543
2032
113
99
209
107
283
loo
96
522
96
120
772
4800
439
533
Total
8267
PROJEcf ACCOVNT
Paymenls
4440
Total
4440
KICKSTART ACCOUNT
Emplo
ee ServSces
Transfer to Project
account
1195
Total
1195
COVID Grant
Transfer to Project
8ccount
3505
Total
13310
3505
Net Re¢elpts/Payments
for the year
Cash funds brought
forward at l April 2023
Cash funds carrled
forward at 31 March 2024
(38081
156111
16996
22607
13188
16996
Notes to the Annual accounts
l. Trustees, remuneration and expenses
No Trustee received any remuneration during 2023124.
No expenses were paid to trustees during the year fDr travel, telephone and the general
reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of the Charitv.
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