## The Globe Community Library (Registered Charity Number 1171473) www.library.theglobe.org.uk Annual Report to Charity Commission for Year to 31 March 2024 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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In partnership with North Yorkshire Council (11 pages after front cover) The Board of Trustees of Stokesley Community Library present their report, together with the accounts of the charity, for the year ended 31 March 2024. ## **Structure, Governance and Management** Stokesley Community Library was registered on 6 February 2017 as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation constituted under a governing document dated 23 January 2017. The charity is managed by a Board of Trustees - under the Constitution there should be not less than 5 and not more than 11 appointed trustees. Every trustee is appointed for a term of 3 years. The trustees who have served during the year were: Peter Chandler Bryn Griffths David Heggarty (Chairman) Robert E Roberts (Secretary) Carolyn Kitching (Treasurer) Jeffrey King Jan Hunter Jane McGill Sally Atkinson Jon Borwell Rudy Bilous The library operates under a contract with North Yorkshire Council (NYC); the Council provide a professional librarian (their employee) who supports our Library managers. The Library is managed by two, job-share Library Managers both employed by Stokesley Town Council (STC), though the charity manages their day-to-day work. Trustees continue to value support given by the two Councils. Additionally, trustees are grateful for funding from some local Parish Councils. ## **Charity Objective** **The objects of the charity** : _to provide facilities for the education and social welfare of the public by the provision of a library and information hub for the benefit of residents of Stoekesley and North Yorkshire-wide and for facilitating community activity_ . _Page 1_ In planning activities during the reporting period, trustees kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. ## **Keeping in Touch** Library services and activities are made known to the community through the local press, via posters in local venues and businesses, on social media and on our p u b l i c website (www.theglobelibrarystokesley.org) - the latter provides details of library services, recommended reading and also publicizes community events. Our website also gives details of how the charity can be supported by individuals and businesses. Trustees very much value the support given by sponsors. Having given notice in the press, social media and ‘flyers’ in the local area, we held our Annual General Meeting on 15 November 2023. Though the evening event was well advertised, Trustees were disappointed that, as in previous years, there were few attendees from the community. ## **Management and Volunteers** Stokesley Parish Council, through the local precept, continue to employ the Library Manager (currently a job share post) and the charity trustees oversee their work. This funding is vital if we are to continue this community service. Equally important is continued support from our wonderful volunteers; they deliver the library service, including our Home Library Service to those in the community who are housebound, and they plan and deliver a huge range of community activity. Together, both managers and volunteers continue to deliver a high class service to the community; their resilience, expertise and unstinting effort is quite remarkable. The Charity’s trustees highly value these wonderful people, recognising that the library operation and delivery of community activity is wholly dependent upon this team. _Page 2_ ## **Activity** The core function of the charity is to provide a high class library service and we report significant increase in footfall and book transactions. By the end of the year footfall had risen to 45,600 (compared to 38,067 the previous year) whereas, mirroring the national downward trend, book issues at 37,062 was 860 lower over the same period. We continued to provide a diverse range of community events and activities for all ages; the following illustrations give a snapshot of the breadth of some of this community work: _Page 3_ _(These posters were prepared by volunteer Pat)_ However, these represent but a few of our activities; others range from crafts, art, talks and board games to knit and natter, silver surfers, film nights and story time for under 5s. This photo montage shows participants in a range of activity: Games for children Easter craft activity for youngsters _Page 4_ ## ….. and, not forgetting activities with adults in mind: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Repair Cafe
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Quieter moments
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Meet a playwright
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_Page 5_ We continued to visit local schools to tell pupils about the range of books and, for the older pupils, the availability of periodicals and research papers that can be accessed through the library service. Pop Up library at Stokesley Primary School Not forgetting the older generation, in conjunction with Broadacres and Stokesley Community Care we held two tea parties; a summer party on the theme of the 1940s and a Christmas party, both seating 48 from the local community Summer Tea Party and Entertainers _Page 6_ ## **Financial review** In the year ending 31 March 2024 income had increased from that in the previous year (£15,462 against £12,973) - significant were increased receipts from events held in the library. Payments of £12,212 that year were £663 lower than the preceding year. Balance at year end was a surplus of £3,250. At the end of the year cash balance was £63,033 (£59,783 in FY22/23) and is available to expend on activities that further charitable purposes. Trustees are content that unrestricted funds remain sufficient to allow library operations to continue in FY24/25 and they are well aware of the priority to utilise the charity’s significant funds. Plans are well advanced for significant refurbishment of the Library in 2024. See finance statement at end of this report (pages 9 to 11). ## **Looking Ahead** Our volunteer base is 40, all from the local community; they continue to plan and deliver an extensive range of community activities. The Board of Trustees records its grateful thanks to our managers and volunteers for their dedication in support of the local community. Mindful not to over-burden our willing helpers, Trustees will seek to expand the volunteer pool in the coming year. For a third year we gave opportunity to Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme youngsters to do community work by volunteering at the LIbrary. The Board of Trustees salutes these boys and girls and much values their involvement in the Library; we look to supporting others in the future. Page 7 TTUSte&s arg lookiw to widen th8 r8ro8 of 8ct￿￿88 and 8vents Ih8t enhancè community invo￿￿ment. parti¢ularfy in th8 8rts. Wilh th8 F¥Jtential for 18asing addition81 rocrfns adiacenl to lh8 Ltbrgry. presgjre on lknr in the library w￿1 888e. T8￿Je18 for 2024.. to undertake Ihe relurb(shment Of thtt L6brary. to expand liv8 th98tr8 and, Iw8fully. to trxpand th8 vdjnteertsam. Thi8 repcrtwas awjrovgd by truste95 and 1$ on beha￿0fth0 Board.. D8vKJ Hagg*ty ICIwofTrUst￿s) THE GLOBE ¢OMMUNtTY LIBRARY RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 2024 2023 R•¢elpts Library charg8s and sale of go(Mls Room hire Contributions from parish u)uncils Grants and DonatK)n5 Gfft Aid donatM)n5 Gfft Atd Refund Events Sundry sa￿5 Sponsorship- Tanton Industries Fun¢Yraisin9 in memory of Rosie Page 5.453 3.308 500 1,204 1.148 289 3,445 115 6,729 3,038 7QO 901 305 1,000 15.462 12.973 Payments Library supplies Insuranc& Cleaning Rer4a¢ement chairs Replacement screen and sound systsm Replacem&nl blinds Capital expenditu Small it8ms of equipwent Repairs and re[￿waI5 Website hostsng Dorbation lo NY HO8￿(￿ in m8mory of Rosie Page Events Suftdry expenses Indep8ndenl examination fee Sumup charg8S 598 357 918 537 359 1,840 2,170 818 3.727 335 918 948 1.684 1.058 1,000 1,505 1.048 300 2,422 638 510 23 12,212 12,875 Exc•$$ of r•¢•lpts ov•r paym•nts 3.250 98 Bank balance at 1 April 2023 59,783 59.685 Bank tsala￿e at 31 Mar¢h 2024 63.033 59,783 Pag& 9 THE GLOBE COMMUNITY LIBRARY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 2024 2023 Cash Funds Cash In hand Cash at bank 63.033 63,033 59.783 59,783 As8•t8 r•taln•d for th• Charlty's own use Website Furniture & equipment Computer eguipment Donat&d a55e¢s 900 17.849 5.714 150 24,613 900 14.798 5,038 1S0 20,886 Llabllltl•8 Créditors and aC{￿al$ $40 Th8 8ttach8d not68 torni part of thesè accounts Approved by the Trustees on . on ihèir behalf by David Heg ChaiT Carolyn J Kitching Treasurer Pagè 10 IndwI¥l￿t Examinw'$ Report to the Tw8tee$of the Glo￿ Community ￿brary E report on the accounts of the charity for the year ent￿ 31 March 2024. RespeLtive re5ponsibilitiesof trustees and examiner The ckwrity's truste&q a￿ respjnslble for the weparatlon of the attounts. The ¢haritls trusttts Co￿1￿er that an audlt Is not required for this year under sec￿￿ 144121 of the CharitE5 A(t 2011 lthe Charibes Acii and that an I[thpe￿Ient e￿nI￿ation ne￿e4. tt is my resronsibility to.. examine the accvunts urts 5ettK)n 145 of tTr￿ U￿rIbeS Act., folk)w protedures la￿ down in the get￿ra1 Direrbw5 gi¥en by the Charity Commission under 5ettion 14515llbl of the Charibes ￿ and Sl* wrether rk8rt¢ubr matws tsve ctyne to my attwtiL¥). Basls of Indeper￿eTrt examlner'$ statement examination w85 tÈrried out in a{￿rd￿￿e ￿th gen￿1 Direthon5 gl¥en by the tharty Commission. An exam1￿tj￿ indu(*5 a revw of the accounvng r￿OrdS kept by the cha￿ty and a comparfson of the accounts presert& ¥￿th those rewrds. It al* include5 consideration of any unusual iTrems or d￿l￿￿re5 in the accounts and seekiw explanations from you as trustees contrming any suth mattets. pr¢(edU￿ Urvjertak￿ O) mt provlde all the evidence that would Tequired in an audiL and consequently no opinion is given as to the accounts pre5ert a rfft and faw verf, and report ￿ limit￿ to tho* Th￿tter5 Set out in the ststement beltrw. In ts)Thneth￿ w￿h my examina￿(￿), no matter has COMÈ to my attentw)n: whKh gi￿ me re4sona￿e to bel*ve In any rnaterlal rtsFÉcL the requirements.. to keq) wxxxl￿n9 rths in accordarre with sectKin 130 of the Charr(￿5 Act,. ar to prepare a(Lvunts whrh ￿cl￿d wf(h the ￿COunting re￿￿￿$ and ctsmply wlth the vntitig requ1rements of the Charities Act have Th)t been met,. or to whid), in my opinK)n, attention slKyJld LE drdwn In order tr> enable a prO￿r Un¢¢[￿andIng of the acwunt5 to be rethyj. eal Fellow Member of theAssod*lon of A¢countlng T￿￿1(7a￿S 19 June 2024 Pagè 11 (Bluktkpogg}