CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1171181
Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community
Libraries
Unaudited Financial Statements
31 March 2025
Chartered accountants
Unit 1, Borough House Business Cent￿,
5 Borough Road, Richmond,
North Yorkshire
DL10 4SX

Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries
Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2025
Page
Trustees, annual report
Independent examinerfs report to the trustees
Statement of financial activities
Statement of financial position
Notes to the financial statements
10
The following pages do not fonn part of the financial ststements
Detailed statement of financial activities
17
Notes to the detailed ststement of financial activities
18

Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries
Trustees. Annual Report
Year ended 31 March 2025
The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statsments of the charity for the year
ended 31 March 2025.
Reforence and administrativ8 detalls
Registered charity name
Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Communty Libraries
Charity reglstration numbor
1171181
Principal office
10a Queens Road
Richmond
North Yorkshire
DL10 4AE
Tho truste68
S Young
A Dale
M A Cotton
L Hodgson
C Young
H Swettenham
Indopendent examiner
R I Crisop FCA
Unit 1, Borough House Business Centre,
5 Borough Road, Richmond,
North Yorkshire
DL10 4SX

Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries
Trustees. Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
Structure, governance and management
Goveming Document
C￿CCL is a charitable incorporated organisation using the foundation structure, registered in England
on 19 January 2017. The structure means that the only persons eligible to members of CRACCL are
its Trustees, and any member and trustee who ceases to be a trustee automatically ceases to be
member of CRACCL. The charity was established under a Constitution which contains the objects and
powers of the organisation.
Structure
The Trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefit from the charity.
Alongside the positions of Chair (Susan Young) and T￿aSurer (Angela Dale), each Trustee has a
particular role and there is then a Lead Trustee for each library..
Catterick:
Richmond..
Colburn-
Michael Cotton
Lorraine Hodgson
Sue Young
Each library is Managed by a team of three - the Lead Trustee together with a Volunteer Co-ordinator
and NYCC library Supervisor. The Trustees would like to pay particular thanks to the Volunteer Co-
ordinators who are responsible for ensuring sufficient volunteers are available to keep the libraries
open.

Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries
Trustees. Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
Objectives and actlvlties
Objectives and aims
Our charity was established to support and enhance public education in North Yorkshire by assisting in
the provision of community libraries, as set out in our constttution adopted on 19 January 2017. We
were formed to work in partnership with North Yorkshire Council (NYC) to help maintsin and deliver
local library seniices.
On 1 April 2017. we took on responsibility for the operation and management of three libraries. Our
initial focus was to maintain existing opening hours and ensure a smooth transition to a community-led
model. In the years since, our aim has been to build on that successful transition-strengthening setvice
delivery and exploring opportunities to expand both services and opening hours where possible.
Volunteers
The number of active volunteers has remained consistent, with individuals collectively contributing
more than 5,680 hours over the year. Their ongoing commitment remains essential to the delivery of
seNices across our libraries. Each library is supported by a volunteer coordinator responsible for
managing rotas and ensuring continuity of service, thereby reducing the risk of temporary closures.
The Trustees wish to express their sincere thanks to the volunteer coordinators, whose dedication,
organisational skills, and ongoing support are vital to the smooth running of each library. Their efforts
in supporting volunteers, and ensuring operational stsbility are deeply appreciated and play a key role
in sustaining the charity's services.
Trustees remain acutely aware of the importance of safeguarding volunteer wellbeing and avoiding
undue pressure. Accordingly, recruiting new volunteers remains a key priority for Trustees. In addition
to ongoing outreach, we have increased our presence at local volunteer fairs and community events lo
raise awareness of opportunities within our libraries. These events are a great way to highlight the
impact of our volunteers and introduce new people to the work we do. Our visibility in the community,
whether through local coffee mornings, participation in town events, or volunteering fairs, as helped
strengthen our profile and attracl interest from potential volunteers. These efforts are part of a broader
strategy to build a diverse and sustsinable volunteer base that reflects the communities we serve.
New volunteers are welcomed through 8 clear and supportive induction process. They begin by
shadowing eXperIen￿d volunteers to learn the day-to-day routines, and also take part in training
sessions led by North Yorkshire Council staff. This helps them understand their role within the wider
library service and ensures a consistent experience for users across the county.
The Board of Trustees greatly values the time, energy and commitment shown by our volunteers. To
show our appreciation, a thank-you lunch was held in January at Catterick Golf Club. It was a chance
to recognise the vital role volunteers play in keeping our libraries running and to celebrate their
continued support.
Trustees
The Constitution states that the Board of Trustees shall be made-up of at least four and not more than
ten members. Current Trustees are: Susan Young (Chair)
Angela Dale (Treasurer)
Michael Cotton (Trustee)
Lorraine Hodgson (Trustee)
Chris Young (Trustee)
Heather Swettenham (Trustee)

Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries
Trustees, Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
Trustees are volunteers and they all contribute a tremendous amount of time to ensuring the success
of CRACCL.
Achievements and perforniance
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
servi￿ Provision
Libraries are safe, welcoming spaces at the heart of their communities, offering ServI￿S that reflect
local needs. They receive more visits each year than any other cultural service, reaching people of all
ages, backgrounds, and income levels. Libraries play a key role in supporting wellbeing and
community cohesion by hosting cultural activities, providing access to online services, and offering
space for learning and connection.
We've expanded meeting room bookings at Richmond Library following the departure of the registrars.
The former wedding room has been repurposed for hire, increasing opportunities for community use.
Richmond Library also hosts the Richmond and Dales Talking Newspaper, and Adult Learning and
Skills servi￿ (ALSS) now runs regular adult learning classes from the former office spaces.
At Catterick Library, the focus remains on adult education and supporting the surrounding military
community, in partnership with ALSS. The Home Library Service continues to thrive and is coordinated
from this site. Colburn Library provides space ft)r the Nyc-run community office and continues to
prioritise services for children in an area facing social disadvantage. Following staff changes at the
local primary school, class visits have resumed and are becoming a regular feature-something we're
keen to build on.
On behalf of the volunteers, we thank the NYC library staff for their continuing support during the year.
The partnership continues to develop, with both NYC, and other partners.
Events and Community Activities
Alongside maintaining regular opening hours, we supported and organised a wide range of events and
activities throughout the year, working in partnership with North Yorkshire Council (NYC) staff. A key
highlight remains the Summer Reading Challenge (SRC), a national initiative aimed at supporting
children's literacy during the school holidays. CRACCL volunteers On￿ again gave their enthusiastic
support to the scheme.

Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries
Trustees. Annual Report (contlnued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
Our partnership with the Richmond Walking & Book Festival continues to be a valued part of our
annual programme. As part of the festival, a children's event was held at the three libraries, featuring
award-winning author and cartoonist Mike Barfield. His interactive session, based on his book The
World's First Rollercoaster and Other Amazing Inventions, was designed for children aged 7-11 and
offered a lively mix of storytelling, audience participation, and fascinating facts. The event not only
entertained but also supported learning in a fun and accessible way. sparking curiosity about science,
history, and invention. It complemented the Summer Reading Challenge and reinfOr￿d the library's
role in promoting informal education during the school holidays.
We also worked with local youth groups to provide access to library spaces outside of normal opening
hours at both Colburn and Richmond libraries. This initiative has helped strengthen community ties and
offer young people a safe, welcoming environment for group ackn'vities.
The following examples illustrate the breadth of our community engagement:
' Class visits from local schools
Storytelling sessions
' Animal workshops
' Rhyme Time for under-fives
' Coffee mornings
Children's author events (in partnership wlth the Richmond Walking and Book Festival)" Wellbeing
workshops
' IT support sessions
' Craft afternoons

Catterlck, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries
Trustees. Annual Report (continued)
Year onded 31 March 2025
Events and CommunityActivities (continued)
These activities reflect our commitment to making libraries vibrant. Inclusive spaces that respond to the needs of
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involvement. To support this ambition, funding is being actively sought. An application to the Awards forAII
programme was submitted bul not successful,. however. we have been encouraged to reapply and remain
optimistic at)out future opportunities.
Flnanclal Review
The accompanying financial statements reflect that the Trustees set an annual budget whlch includes a planned
funding gap equivalent to the cost of employing an administrator for fvio days per week. This ro181s considered
essential to the smooth running of operations.
We continue to face financlal pressures, particularty due to the significant Increases in energy costs. However,
prudent financial management in earlier years has enabled the tharity to absorb these Ghallenges, supported by
adequate cash resetv85. In the view of the Trustees, this places the charity on a sustainable financial footing.
Prlncl al Fundln
Sources
The principal funding sourcès for the charity were by way of grant income froffl NYC and local town and parish
councils. We enjoyed discretionary rate relief for 811 three premises. Other income streams include library
charges, room hire and our own fundraising activities, including coffee mornings held in Richmond Town Hall.
The trustees, annual report was approved on 30th September 2025 and slgned on behalf of the
board of trustees by:
S Young
Chair
A Dale
Treasurer

Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Catterick, Richmond and
Colburn Community Libraries
Year ended 31 March 2025
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Catterick, Richmond and
Colbum Community Libraries ('the charity,) for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Responsibllltles and ba818 of report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,).
I report in respect of my examinatj'on of the charitys financial ststements carried out under section 145
of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given
by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act,
Independent examlnerfs statemont
I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect-
accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the
Act; or
the financial statements do not accord with those records,. or
the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form
and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008
other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examinab'on to
which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
R I Crisop FCA
Independent Examiner
Unit 1, Borough House Business Centre,
5 Borough Road, Richmond,
North Yorkshire
DL10 4SX
15 October 2025

Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries
Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 March 2025
2025
Unrestricted
funds Total funds Total funds
2024
Note
Income and ondowments
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Investment income
35,276
35,254
4,625
75.155
35,276
35,254
4,625
37,625
32,841
4,304
74,770
Total Income
75,155
Expenditurn
Expenditure on raising funds:
Costs of raising donations and legacies
Total expendlturo
65,628
65,628
65,628
65,628
67,929
67,929
Net income and net movement In fund8
9,527
9,527
6,841
Reconcillatlon of fund8
Total funds brought fotward
Total funds carrled forward
177,178
186,705
177,178
186,705
170,337
177,178
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The notes on pages 10 to 15 fom) part of these financial statements.

Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries
ststement of Financial Position
31 March 2025
2025
2024
Note
Current assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
11
2.823
219,766
222,589
3,973
209,309
213,282
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Net current assets
12
35.884
186,705
186,705
186,705
36,104
177,178
177,178
177,178
Total assets less currènt Ilabllltles
Net assets
Fund8 of the charlty
Unrestricted funds
186,705
186,705
177,178
177,178
Totsl charlty funds
14
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 15
October 2025, and a￿ signed on behalf of the board by..
S Young
Trustee
A Dale
Trustee
The notes on pages 10 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2025
General information
The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is
unincorporated. The address of the principal office is 10a Queens Road, Richmond, North
Yorkshire, DL10 4AE.
Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in Complian￿ with FRS 102, 'The Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland,, the Statement of
Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance wrth the
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities
SORP IFRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.
Accounting policles
Basis of preparatlon
The financial statements have been prepa￿d on the hlstorical cost basis, as modlfied by the
revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair
value through income or expendrture.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Golng concern
There are no material Un￿rtaIntIeS about the charity's ability to continue.
Judgements and key Sources of estlmation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements,
estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements
are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including exp8ctats.ons of
future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Fund accountlng
Unrestricted fvnds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the
charity's purposes.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or
commitment.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or
through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of hvo sub-classes: restricted income funds or
endowment funds.
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Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
Accounting policies (contlnued)
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has
passed to the charity" it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transacbon will
flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are
applied to particular categories of income..
income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the
gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.
legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established.
income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is
impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor
or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts
when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the
contribution of general volunteers.
income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the
contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual
requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and retumed if unspent, in which case
it may be regarded as restricted.
Resources oxponded
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any
VAT which cannot be fuSly recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of
financial activities to which it relates:
expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, non-
charitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods.
expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking
activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those
support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable
activities.
other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the
charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.
All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs
attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned
be￿een the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.
Flnanclal Instruments
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the
contractual provisions of the instrument.
Basic financial instruments are inttially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including
any related transaction costs.
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Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries
Notes to the Financial Statements (contlnued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
Accounting policies (continued)
Financial instrumonts (continued)
Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other
consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.
Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.
Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured
reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value
recognised in income and expenditure. All other such investments are subsequently measured at
cost less impaimient.
Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless
payment for an asset is deferred beyond nomial business terms or financed at a rate of interest
that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future
payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.
Other financial instwments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes
recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a
designated hedging relationship.
Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence
of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an
impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading in the statement of financial
activities in which the initial gain was recognised.
For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are
individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. other financial assets are
either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.
Any reversals of impairment are recognised immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not
result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would
have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.
Donations and legacles
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Fund8
Funds
2025
Donations
Donations and legacies
35,276
35,276
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Donations
Donations and legacies
33,487
4,138
37,625
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Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
Charitable activities
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds
2025
Funds
2024
Charitable activities
35,254
35,254
32,841
32,841
Investment Income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Totsl Funds
Funds
2025
Funds
2024
Bank interest receivable
4,625
4,625
4,304
4,304
Costs of ralslng donations and legacles
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2025
Funding costs
Costs of raising donations and legacies
28,469
37,159
65,628
28,469
37,159
65,628
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Funding costs
Costs of raising donations and legacies
19,442
44,349
19,442
48,487
67,929
4,138
4,138
63,791
Independent examinatlon fee8
2025
2024
Fees payable to the independent examiner for.
Independent examination of the financial statements
702
703
Staff costs
The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2024: Nil).
No employee received employee benefits of MO￿ than £60,000 during the year (2024: Nil).
10. Trustee remuneration and expenses
No remuneration or other benefrts from employment with the charity or a related entity we
received by the trustees
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
11. Debtors
2025
2024
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
250
2,573
2.823
1,400
2,573
3,973
12. Credltors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
Accruals and deferred income
35,884
36,104
13. Deferred Incomè
2025
2024
At 1 April 2024
Amount released to income
38,680
(7,601)
31,079
38,680
(7,601)
31.079
At 31 March 2025
14. Analysls of charitable funds
Unrestrlcted funds
At
31 March 202
At
1 April 2024
Income Expenditure
General funds
177,178
75,155
{65,628)
186,705
At
31 March 202
At
1 April 2023
Income Expenditure
General funds
170,337
70,632
(63,791)
177,178
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Notes to the Financial Statements (contlnued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
15. Analysls of net assets between funds
Unrestricted Total Fund8
Funds
2025
Current assets
Creditors less than 1 year
Net assets
222,589
(35,884)
186,705
222,589
(35,884)
186,705
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Current assets
Creditors less than 1 year
Not assets
213,282
(36,104)
177,178
213,282
(36,104)
177,178
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Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries
Management Inforniation
Year ended 31 March 2025
The followlng pages do not fonn part of th• flnanclal statements.
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Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 March 2025
2025
2024
Incoma and endowments
Donations and legacies
Donats'ons and legacies
35,276
37,625
Charitable activitles
Charitable activities
35,254
32,841
Investment income
Bank interest receivable
4,625
4,304
Totsl Incom•
75,155
74,770
Expendltur8
Costs of raising donations and legacies
Fundraising costs
Rates and water
Light and heat
Repairs and maintenance
Insurance
Cleaning
Printing, postage and stationery
Website
Subscriptions
IT costs
Advertising
Legal fees
Independent examiner fees
Bank charges
28,469
2,015
11,579
8,255
2,752
6,693
412
19,442
2,208
19,482
11,800
2,445
6,552
455
264
418
3.894
190
10
703
66
454
4,137
100
702
60
65,628
67,929
Total expenditure
65,628
67,929
Net Income
9,527
6,841
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Catterick, Richmond and Colburn Community Libraries
Notes to the Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 March 2025
2025
2024
Costs of raising donations and legacles
Fundlng costs
Fundraising costs
28,469
19,442
Costs of ralslng donations and legacie8
Rates and water
Light and heat
Repairs & maintenance
Insuran
Cleaning
Prints'ng, postsge and stationery
Website
Subscriptions
IT costs
Adverkn'sing
Legal fees
Independent examiner fees
Bank charges
2,015
11,579
8,255
2,752
6,693
412
2.208
19,482
11,800
2,445
6,552
455
264
418
3,894
190
10
703
66
454
4,137
100
702
60
37,159
48,487
Costs of ralsing donation8 and legacies
65,628
67,929
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