BEDALE COMMUNITY LIBRARY A Charitable Incoryorated Organisation {CIO) Registered Charity Number: 1171085 Annual Report and Financial Statements for Bedale Community Library for the year ended 31° March 2026 Board of Trustees: Jennifer Barrie Christine Chipp Christopher McCJee Carol D'Andrade Elaine Averis Jade Gill Chair Secretary Trcasurcr Bankers: Barclays Bank Skipton Building Society Independent Examiner: Paul Carnell
Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date Period ond date 01 04 2025 31 03 2026 From Section A Reference and administration details Charity namo Bedale Communty Library Othor name8 charlty 18 known by Reg18tarod ¢harlty numbgr (If any) 1171085 Charlty'• principal addros• Bedal8 Community Library Bedale Hall, North End Bedale Postcod• DL81AA Nam0• of tho charlty trusts•• who managa thè charlty D•t•• a¢t•d If notfor whole Tru•t•• nam• Offl¢•111 •ny) Chair (from Sep 25) Secretary (from Sep 25> N•m• of p•f•on {or body) ontluod olnt tru•l•• ifan Jennifer Barrie Christine Chipp Christopher McGee Carol O'Andr8de Andrew Hallett Elaine Averis Jade Gill Treasurer From Oct 25 Resigned Sep 25 From Jan 26 From Mar 26 Chair (to Sap 25) 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 TAR March 2012
Namos of the trustees for the charity, rf any, (for example, any cu8todlan trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year Names and addre8808 of advl88r5 (Optlonal Inforn)atlon) è of advisor Nama Addro8$ Banker Barclays Bank LeIster, LE87 2BB Skipton BISoGiety North End. Bedale DL8 1AF Banker Narne of chlgf ox•¢utiv? or name8 of Sonlor staff member• (Optional infomiation Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Dw4crlptlon of tho charlty'8 trusts Conststution daled 11 January 2017 (as amended 19 December 2024) Type of governing document How the charity Is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organi8atlon Trustee selection methods Appointed by resolutlon pass8d at properly convened General Meetings of the Charity. Addltlonal gOVoman¢e188UO8 (Optlonal Infomiatlon) You rnay choose to Include additional infomiation, where relevant, about: policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; the charity's organlsatlonal slruclure and any wider neOrk with which the charfty The Charity maintains a Policies and Procedures Handbook which details all aspects of Governance and Procedures. Thls Handbook is r8viewed on a regular basis, most recently in 2025. Th8 Charty works in partnership with North Yorkshire Council Library Services which supplies expertise and support to enable the Charity to deliver a quality library servic8. • lationShIp wlth any relat6d parties- trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage thém. The Trustees maintain a number of Risk Assessment Documents which are reviewed annually. TAR March 2012
Section C Ob"ectives and activities The object of the Charity is for the public benefrt, to advance the education of the residents of Bedale, the residents of North Yorkshire and other library users through the provision of a communty library facilty and other services. Summary of tho objects of the charlty set out In Its governlng document Th8 Truste8s hav8 r8gard to Seciion 17{s) Charities Act 2011 and the Charity Commission guidelines in having due regard to the public benefit through the delivery of a Library and Information Service to adults and children. This is achieved through the provision of books, audio books and DVDS which can b8 borrowed. There is also access through the Public Computers provided to all th8 online library Services and the inlernet in addition to a¢ce88 to copying, printing and emailing facilities. Summary of thg maln activStie8 undèrtakan lor the public benefit in relation to these objects (Include wlthln th18 Section th& statutory doclaratlon that trusto0s hav• had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Comm188lon on publlc benefit) Support for national library initiatives such as th8 Summ8r Reading Challenge for young children has been given through the organisation of craft events and aGiivities. A number of drop-in events have supported the Ilbrary's wider offer to the community Health and Wellbeing initiatives have been support8d through displays and the provision of subject related books. Addltlonal deta518 of obJectlvo• and actlvltlu (Optlonal Informatlon) The Charity is fortunate to have the support of a dedicated and enthusiastlG group of volunteers from the local community to deliver both thè cor8 and additional activitie8, as detailed above. Truste8s are grateful to the Friends of Bedale Communlty Llbrary who provide further valuable additional funding for the Library. You may choo•0 to include further statements, where relevant. about: policy on grantrnaking; policy programme related investment., contribution made by volunteers. Several grant applications have been made in 2025126 to provide the funds necessary for a complete refurbishment and revitalisation of the premises. A 8um of £20000.00 has already been received from the National Lottery's Community Fund. TAR March 2012
Section D Achievements and performance The Library has inGreased its opening hours from 20 to 23 hours e8¢h W88k during the last financial year. Summary of the main achlavements of the charity during the year In addition to the delivery of the requir8d library and infomiation services we have had great suc¢e$s when supporting the SummeT Reading Challenge, a national initiative to encourage reading in the 4 to 11 year old age group. We have also arranged themed events for children during school holidays as well 8$ weekly Story Time sessions for pre-school children. We have also continued to host a number of sucsSful visits from children from local Primary Schools. The Home Library Information Service has continued with lis fortnightty deliveries of books, audio books and DVDS to the elderty and housebound. In some cas8s this is often th8 onty face to face contact that some of the hous8bound get, other than carers. We continue to face challenges in this difficult èconomic climate. but prudent financial management has enabled us to cope with this situation in th8 knowledge that we have adequate cash reseN8s for the time being at least. TAR M8reh 2012
Section E Financial review The Trustees consider that the Charity's reserves should be maintained at a18veS which is 8quiva18nt to a minimum of 12 months operational expenditur8. Brief ststement of the charity's pollcy on re8erves Dotalls of any funds materlally In deficit Further flnanclal roviow details (Optional infomiatlon) In order to achieve a degree of flnancial stability in our first year of operation various Local Authorities, including Parish Councils and other local organisations provided initial grants and donations to support our own fund raising initiatives. You may choosé to includ8 additional infomiation, where relevant about.. the charity's principal Sources of funds (including any fundraising)., how expenditure has 8UPPOrt8d th8 key objectives of the charity., investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. As part of our Service Level Agreement with North Yorkshire Council they are providing an annual subsidy towards our costs. Other funding source8 have be8n accessed to help fund specific wojects from tim8 to time. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they havo approved tho trustees, report above. Slgnèd on bahalf of the charlty's tru8ts08 Signaturo(s) C . T. W-. Qp-A4 Full name{8) Jennrfer Melanie Jean Barrie Christopher John McGee Position (eg Socretaryi Chalr, Chair Treasurer Date 15 April 2026 TAR March 2012
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENfjLAND AND WALES B•dal• Cornmunity Library Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perfod from To 0110112025 31103r2028 Section A Receipts and payments Unr85tr1¢t•d tund8 Rostrlcted fund• Endowment lunds Total funds Last year toth• nMr••t ttsth• h••f••t tth• ne•r••t£ th• n•ir••t£ to th• nurwt£ A1 Recel Library SeiCe R•ceipti NYC sub4¥ OitterGrBnts arta DgnaiYJni FUndraEn Skiplon BS IntweDI Suno Incom8 1262 12.827 21,000 2,262 12,827 21ffjQ(I 2,QlO 12A30 4,321 1,25S 21 1,013 1,013 Sub tot81(Gmss income for AR) 39,681 59,081 2D.710 A2 A8••t •nd Invutm•nt sal, Iso• t•bl•}. Sub total 39,686 39,686 20.710 rn•nts Lltrnry rent •no S¢fyK¢ Ch8 En Co81 Adrnlnlstr8b'vo co$ Eveni C06 IUranCe$ MRthetirw Cost$ Prem18es Malnlenan Fund Rilil Costs sn Expendrture ¢880 2.219 2,882 2J3 J98 14.7BO 2,491 1,083 2,289 2.682 233 329 20 74 94 14AO 74 160 Sub total 21,547 A4 A••ot and Invmtmont pur¢haw•, (•w tabl•) Sub totsl 14A80 14M80 21,547 Nat of rncalptsl(paym•ntsJ A6 Transfers betwggn funds A6 Ca6h funds last yr end Cash funds thls year end 25,106 25.106 837 43.500 68,606 44.337 43.600 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 1111M12026
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted tndS Reylrlcted funds to noarggte Endowment funds categories to 81 Cash funds B8rclays Bank 29.203 SptOn 8uildlng 5odety Total ¢h fund$ 18.608 ro(WplB Bt¥J KCMt(bll Unrestri¢ted funds to ne•rn•t£ Re•trl¢t•d funds to n•4r••t£ Endowmont funds 0gta115 Ffftd towkh •M•t belon D•ta118 CO loptknlll Curroniv•lu• ¢ Ilon•l ¢0 whleh v•t ln Unre8thcted lunds Currnnt¥•lu• ogtails Lgptop Computsr and 6 Thte Co•tlaptk)n•ll 84 As••ts rotalnod for th• ch•rlty's own u8• Sl9ns 8nd Notscebopids Unr¢¥lrf(tsd nl Furrdtuie and Flittn96 Unro8irfcted nd4 Con•um8bl•- pen8. pap•r. •lc unrn8Cl8d funds Fund to whl¢h r*14t•¥ AJnountdue onal When due Detalls B5 Llabllltlo• SvJned by one or ttvo tru$tO98 Qn behrtsf 41 the trustees Dale of Toval SlgTralure Prfjnt Name Jennrfer MelanSe Jean Barria Christ er John M¢Gee CCXX R2 accwn18 ISSI 11104r2tr28
Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of Bedale Community Library I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Bedale Community Library (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2026. Responslbllltles and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the appllcable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)Ib} of the Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respett: l. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act,. or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Mr Paul Carnell Fellow of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers 15 Ash Tree Close, Bedale, N. Yorkshire DL8 IUJ