Trustees, Annual Report for the period ,. Period start date Jlonth 04 | Period end date 05 04 From 2025 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name St Just Community Library Other names charity is known by Registered charity number {if any) 1170142 Charity's principal address 25 Chapel Street Sl Just Penzance Postcode TR19 7LT Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole ear Tru5te8 nam• Offlce (If any) Name of person {or bodyl entitled oint trustee Ifan Christopher Dennis Ellery Hill Tamsin Elizabeth Ellis Young Abigail Reynolds Elizabeth Sarah Catherine Allmark Rita Mary Nield Secretary Whole Year Secretary Whole year nla Whole year 0610412024 - 0910512024 nla Volunteer Coordinator Whole Year Katherine Louise Beckly nla Whole Year 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole ear TAR March 2012 Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts Constitution Type of governing document How the charity is constituted ..?.. Iijin'j I Charity Incorporated Organisation Trustee selection methods Elected by existing Trustees Additional governance issues (Optional Infonnation) We invite potential trustees to induction meetings with trustees to understand our activities. You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about.. The charity is run by volunteer trustees and committee members who organise events, determine needs and arrange procuremenl of equipment supportive of our objectives. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the charitls 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. The trustees a150 run the Friends of St Just Library, a volunteer cohort made up of the wider community a5SiSting in the library on a day-to-day basis. St Just Town Council provide the library premises and paid library staff. Cornwall Library Service provide books, IT service and support services. The principal risk to our meeting our objectives would be of insufficient persons coming forward to act as trustees or volunteers. Perceived as low, there is a strong volunteering culture locally. Section C Ob'ectives and activities TAR March 2012 (a) the advancement of education for the benefit of the public in St Just and the surrounding area by the provision of a comrnunity 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 orEntation, race or of political, religious or other opinion by associating together the said residents and local authorities, volunlary 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. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document 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 seNe this objective. All our activities and expenditure are designed to benefit the public and to include all in our communty. We hold reviews to identify opportunrties for improvement. Summary of th8 main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefiti The Trustees understand the public benefit responsibilities as required by our purpose and have regard to the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant. Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information) TAR March 2012 You may choose to include further statemenls, where relevant, about- nla policy on grantmaking; policy programme related investment., contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance TAR March 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year Our role continues to be to help members of our community access the library seNices enabling them to benefrt from education. information and enlertainment. 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 to provide a programme of events. Our calendar of monthly events is free to the public. Their purpose is to invite engagement with the library. explore a topic of local, creative or lilerary interest, and to fundraise in support of the library equipment or materials. Events in 2024-25 have included artist Kurt Jackson describing his life in St Just and the impact the town has had on his practice" author May J Oliver talked about the biography of her father, Jim Neat, and historian Jean Nankervis traced the story of Zennor from prehistoric times through notable women of the village. Our summer workshop ft)r families 'What's inThe Box?1 explored a museum lending box from Cornwall Museum, and everyone was invited to make decorate their own special treasure boxes to take away. We ran a Summer Genre Challenge. a provocation for adults to read outside their comfort zone, run in tandem with the children's Summer Reading Challenge. In August we were delighted to host Tim Hannigan describing his journey around The Granite Kingdom- his own travelogue of Cornwall. In September, we invited readers who had taken part in the Genre Challenge to share their discoveries. December saw our fiendish Bookish Quiz, and in January miner and metallurgist Geoff Treseder spoke about his own history working tin. During the spring we hosted Therese Kennedy posing the question 'Was Einstein a Druid?, and rounded off the year with James Kitto of the Cornwall Ancient Sites Protection Network describing the work of the group in looking after West Cornwall's prehistoric artefacts. 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. TAR March 2012 Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves We maintain adequate funds and income to enable activities to continue towards our objectives. Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information) You may choose to include Our principal source of funding is through event fundraising (donations, additional information, where refreshment sales) relevant about.. Funds enable us to cover the expense of events we organise and to the charity's principal purchase equipment to be used in mounting events and to benefit library sources of funds {including users. Our funds are held at our bank. any fundraising)., how expendtture has supported the key objectives of the charity. investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. We continue to support the costs of supporting Bounce and Rhyme and a monthly programme of events. nla 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 Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) 141 LL Date TAR March 2012 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from To C6104r2024 0510412025 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted tunds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total tunds Last year to th• noarnst to th• j￿arest£ to th• nurn8t£ to the nèawt £ to the nè8rest£ A1 R¢¢el ts FundrAi&lNg Donations 678 678 195 15 ota ross in¢ome or AR) 78 87B 280 A2 Asset an Isoe table). nvestment sa es, 671 A3Pa ments Evenl expenses Advort15in 260 2511 18 36 Sub total 250 250 953 A4 Asset and Investment urchases sets table Sub total rotal payments 250 260 953 Net of receiptsl(payments) A5 Transfors between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 428 673 428 428 673 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 0310212026 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds Rèstricted funds to noaro8t£ Endowmont funds io nearÈ5t£ Calegofies Details to nearÈst£ B1 Cash funds cash Fk)at 30 Bank Bthnce 2.907 Total cash funds 2.937 IwJreob8181Kos re¢ws ¥￿j payn* Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowmont funds to nèarèstt Details to n•ar•$t£ to ne8rostÉ B2 Other monetary assets gank ¥¢¢cwnt 2,907 Fund to whlch asselbelo c￿￿*￿1 value onal Details Co$t loptlonjll Fund towhich 55et bvlon Current value lonal Details Costloptit>nall B4 Assets retalned for the charlty's own use Fund to which rèlthtès Amount du• onal Whèn duè Details B5 Liabillties Signed by one or tsvo tntslees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name Dale of roval ouNf4 CCXK R2 accounts ISSI 0310212026