# LIBRARIES UNLIMITED SOUTH WEST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1170092
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 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=1170092


## Contact

- **Address:** Libraries Unlimited, Exeter Library, Castle Street, EXETER
- **Postcode:** EX4 3PQ
- **Phone:** 01884 824546
- **Email:** info@librariesunlimited.org.uk
- **Website:** www.librariesunlimited.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT TO:1)PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND/OR MAINTENANCE OF A LIBRARY AND/OR LIBRARY SERVICE; AND/OR2)WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE ABOVE, ESTABLISH AND/OR MAINTAIN A LIBRARY AND/OR LIBRARY SERVICE IN AND THROUGHOUT DEVON, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RURAL COMMUNITIES AND WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE; AND/OR3)PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES REFERRED TO AS “COMMUNITY HUBS” TO BE AVAILABLE TO ALL SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LEARNING, READING, SHARING AND/OR FOR OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND/OR RECREATIONAL OR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR ALL THOSE WHO USE THE FACILITIES; AND/OR4)PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE ARTS BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM AND/OR ART GALLERY; AND/OR5)DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND PARTICULARLY CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO ARE SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; AND/OR6)PURSUE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONSISTENT WITH THE ABOVE AS THE TRUSTEES, IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, SHALL DETERMINE (TOGETHER THE “OBJECTS”).

**Activities:** Promoting and encouraging a love of reading.Providing free access to information.Inspiring people of all ages to learn, imagine, create, succeed.Guiding and supporting people to explore and connect to the wider world.Offering a welcoming space to meet, socialise, learn, read and enjoy new experiences.Supporting the health and wellbeing of individuals and local communities.

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Devon



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £9415501 | £9668874 | £3223782 | 360 |
| March 31, 2024 | £9542154 | £9462065 | £3472154 | 371 |
| March 31, 2023 | £8502619 | £9002652 | £3392065 | 383 |
| March 31, 2022 | £8900000 | £8299000 | £3892000 | 359 |
| March 31, 2021 | £9535000 | £7186000 | £3280000 | 373 |



## Trustees

- Alan Jeffrey Nash — appointed March 8, 2023
- Alexander John Kittow — appointed June 4, 2019
- Crystal Ja-Nae Carter — appointed Oct. 20, 2020
- Emma Louise Prudden — appointed Oct. 22, 2025
- Eve Courtney Butler — appointed March 8, 2023
- James Anthony-Edwards — appointed Oct. 22, 2025
- Katie Villa — appointed June 6, 2024
- Lynn Elspeth Morris — appointed May 24, 2022
- Marie Bernadette Chadwick — appointed Oct. 20, 2020
- Morgen Witzel — appointed Feb. 23, 2018
- Pamela Joy Morrison — appointed Sept. 16, 2025
- Professor Marwa Tourky — appointed Oct. 19, 2023
- Steven Williams — appointed June 6, 2024