CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From
Period start date 0610412023 To
Period end date 05104120204
Charity name: St Just Community Library
Charity registration number: 1170142
Objectives and Activities
SORP tsf￿nCe
Para 1.17
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document
(a) the advancement of education for the
benefit of the public in St Just and the
surrounding area by the provision of a
community lending library and associated
services, which will provide access to
information, other media and IT facilities.
(b) to promote for the benefit of the public
in St Just and the surrounding area without
distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race
or of political, religious or other opinion by
associating together the said residents and
local authorities, voluntary and other
organisations in a common effort to
advance education and to provide facilities
in the interest of social welfare for
recreation and leisure time occupation with
the objective of improving the conditions of
life for the residents
Providing volunteers to assist members of
the public using the library.
Providing equipment and materials to
facilitate events at the library or enhance
the experience of library users.
Runing regular events to support and
enhance the library service for the benefit
of the people of St Just and to fundraise for
equipment and activities that serve this
objective.
All our activities and expenditure are
designed to benefit the public and to
include all in our comrnunity. We hold
reviews to identify opportunities for
improvement.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.
Paia 1.17and
1.19
statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidan
issued b the Charit
Para 1. 18
The Trustees understand the public benefit
responsibilities as required by our purpose,
and have regard to the Charity
Commission's
ublic benefit uidance

Commission on public
benefit
when exercising any powers or duties to
which the
uidance is relevant.
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SORP reference
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers
other
Achievements and Performance
SORP reference
Our role continues to be to help members
of our community access the library
services enabling them to benefit from
education, information and entertainment.
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity's work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
Para 1.20
The Library volunteers continue where
possible to assist library users to find books
and use the library resources.
We have used our funds to support
refreshments and to buy equipment for the
regular bounce and rhyme group, and tp
provide a programme of events.
Our calendar of monthly events are free to
the general public. Their purpose is to
invite engagement with the library, explore
a topic of local, creative or literary interest,
and to fundraise in support of the library
equipment or materials.
Events in 2023-24 included a flash library
reading event, Elliptical Reading, with artist
Abigail Reynolds and illustrated talks on
the historical Textile Industry in St Just; the
Married 'Widows' of St Just and Digital
Forensics. We invited s
eakers to talk on

significant Cornish figures Brenda Wootton,
Sir Humphry Davy, and John Passmore
Edwards. Victoria Osborne-Broad
discussed her series of Penwith-set books
and a Cornish Gouda maker described the
experien￿ of independent dairy farming
and cheesemaking. We were able to run a
family workshop, a Shadow Puppet story
making and telling workshop for around 30
children and their parents, as part of the
July Community Festival programme. We
promoted the library Summer Reading
Challenge to the participants at that event.
We also held the popular annual Bookish
Quiz.
These events have a broad reach. intended
as informative, diverse and entertaining,
often book-related, to enhance the work of
the library for a St Just audience, as well as
fundraisers to support our objectives.
We have made more regular and enhanced
our social media output to reflect the
changing patterns of engagement for
library users.
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Achieved" We continue to 'advance
education and to provide facilities in the
interesl of social welfare for recreation and
leisure time occupation with the objective of
improving the conditions of life for the
residents, by supporting all library users,
including the families attending 'bounce
and rhyme, regularly, and inviting in and
enhancing the experience of a broad range
of the St Just Community through an
inclusive programme of events to around
350 individuals.
Achieved.. We continue to support the costs
of supporting Bounce and Rhyme and a
monthly programme of events.
Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
Para 1.41
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Investment performance
against objectives
Para 1.41
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other

Financial Review
Review of the charity's
financial position at the end
of the period
Para 1.21
The Treasurer reports that the charity is in
a healthy financial position. In the year
23124 receipts were a little lower than
expenses due primarily to engaging a
professional artist to deliver the summer
festival workshop in the first year back for
the festival after covid, whiGh meant we
ended the year with less in Ihe bank than
we started with - but there are ample funds
to continue the charities activities and fulfil
it's aims and ob"ectives.
We maintain adequate funds and income to
enable activities to continue towards our
ectives
£2,479 in bank account
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Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statin
are held
Amount of reserves held
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Par8 1.22
Para 1.22
Para 1.22
Par8 1.24
Para 1.23
No uncertainty regarding the charity as a
going concern,
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Our principal source of funding is through
event fundraising (donations, refreshment
sales)
Funds enable us to cover the expense of
events we organise and to purchase
equipment to be used in mounting events
and to benefit library users.
Our funds are held at our bank.
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The charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
Par8 1.47
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
Paro 1.46
The principal risk facing the Gharity would
be a breakdown in the relationship with the
Town Council, as owners of the library
building. We continue to nurture good
relations, and this is a very low risk.
A secondary risk is a drop off in volunteers
supporting the library staff. Informal
recruitment continues, and we judge the
risk to be low.
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity's
trusts..
Type of governing document
al LlicirtPi'
How is the charity
constituted?
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SOC.l¢.Ili()ii, C,1 ()
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e,g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Para 1.25
Constitution
Para 1.25
cio
Para 1.25
Elected by existing trustees
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We invite potential trustees to induction
meetings with trustees to understand our
activities.
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
Para 1.51
The charity is run by six volunteer trustees
(April 2024) who organise events,
determine needs and arrange procurement
of equipment supportive of our objectives.
The trustees also run the Friends of St Just
Library, a volunteer cohort made up of the
wider community assisting in the library on
a day to day basis.
The charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works
P4ra 1.51
st Just Town Council provide the library
premises and paid library staff. Cornwall
Library Service provide books, IT service
and support services.
Relationship with any
related parties
Para 1.51
Other
Reference and Administrative details
Charit
name
other name the chari
uses
istered charit
number
Charity's principal address
St Just Communit Librar
Friends of St Just Librar
1170142
25 Chapel Street. St. Just, TR19 7LT

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Date$ acted if not for whole
ear
Trustee name
0ffl¢o lif any)
Name of person {or body) entitled
toa
oint trustee
if an
Christopher Dennis
Ellery Hill
Tamsin Elizabeth
Ellis Young
Kimberley
Margaret Williams
Abigail Reynolds
Elizabeth Sarah
Catherine Allmark
Secretary
Ilthole Year
Chair
Whole Year
Treasurer
5 April 23- 24 Jan 24
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Vvhole Year
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Whole Year
Rita Mary Neild
Volunteer Go-
ordinator
Whole Year
Katherine Louise
Beckly
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Whole Year
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12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Cor
orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re
Director name
ortwasa
roved
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name
Dates acted if not for whole
ear

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
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held in this capacity
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
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Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own
assets
Additional Information {optional>
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of
Name
Address
adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional informatlon)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of ke
rsonnel details
Other o
tional information

Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair, etc)
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CHARITY COMMIS510N
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
St Just Communlty Llbrary
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the period
from
To
06104r2023
05A)412024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
Reslricted
funds
Eiidowment
funds
Total funds
Last year
to thi ne•r•6t
to th• noare8t£
io thfr rteatOst£
to th• n•ar•Jle
t¢+ th• nearnjt £
Al Rècèl ts
Granis
DonalkJn8
Fundralsln
23
267
23
267
16
106
ross income
or
AR)
280
200
210
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(see tab19}.
nvestment sa
es,
Total recelpts
260
A3Pa
ments
&v8nl trxpanse$
advertlBlng
918
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Sub total
953
953
A4 Asset and Inve51mont
urchases
Seg tablo
Sub total
Total payments
953
953
Net of recelpts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash fund5 thi5 year end
673
673
210
673
673
21
CCXX R1 accounts ISSI
2310112025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestrictod
funds
Restricted
funds
to ll8arest£
Endowmént
funds
to nÈLrest£
Categorles
Dètails
B1 Cash funds
Cash Fk)al
B￿k Bdanc8 {S￿l8￿j&r)
2,479
Tolal cash funds
2,609
Unrestrlcted
funds
Restrlclgd
funds
Endowm8nt
funds
Detalls
to rboar8st£
to nearost£
ankAccounl
2,479
Fund lo wlilGII
as8•l bolon
Currertt valuo
Delalls
Fund to whlGh
assetbelon
Delails
Cost (op￿OnI1)
Current v•luo
on&1
B4 Assets retslned for the
charlty'8 own use
Fund to whl¢h
relates
Amount due
Whgn duo
tlunal
Delalls
B6 Llabllltles
Signed by one or Irv5188s on
behalf of all the tru8leos
Data ol
rDval
SignaluTe
Print Name
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CCXX R2 accounls {SS}
2310112025