## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 1[st] January 2021 Period start date To 31[st] December 2021 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Desford Library Community Hub**
## **Charity registration number: 1175964**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The provision of a public library and the**
**surrounding area**|
|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.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**The provision of a public library for**
**recreation and/or other leisure time**
**occupation of individuals who have a**
**need of such facilities by reason of their**
**youth, age, infirmity or disablement,**
**financial hardship or social and**
**economic circumstances for the public**
**at large in the interests of social welfare**
**in Desford and surrounding areas**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees aim to provide public**
**library facilities to advance the**
**education of the public in Desford and**
**the surrounding areas**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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||
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|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|Following the constraints place upon us by
the Covid Pandemic, the Trustees are
proud to report the following actions of the
past year:
•
The Wills Project scheme initiated by
the Rural Community Council to support
residents to prepare CVs for work and
education activities
•
Assisting young people in their work to
achieve the Duke of Edinburgh award
•
Continuing the activities of working with
Parents/Guardians in enabling pre-
school children to have a taste for early
learning in our Wriggly Readers
sessions
•
The library provides a facility for the
Local Area Co-ordinator of Social
Services, Leicestershire County
Council, enabling residents to have
confidential meetings in their own
locality
•
Enabling the Knit and Natter Club to
meet in the Library on every Thursday.
In conjunction with the Desford Tapestry
Group they have been instrumental in
skilled stitching of the Tapestry – a
historical image of life within the Parish
of Desford. We have also agreed to be
the base for the finished tapestry when
it is not being shown in other venues
throughout the Parish and beyond.
•
We have regular liaisons with the
Primary and Secondary schools within
the area. We are presently working with
the Secondary School on a mosaic
project. Artwork from each of the
schools is regularly displayed within the
library
•
The library has been used as the base
for the Heritage Walks. We were
instrumental in gaining grant support to
enable 16 Heritage Boards to be sited
around Desford Village. We acted as
the base for the successful 2-day
Heritage Festival that received over
10,000 visitors
•
The library was the base for the
successful Scarecrow Festival held over
3-days on August Bank Holiday.|
• The library is the base for the Neighbourhood Plan Working Group who are now working on a review of the made Neighbourhood Plan. We will facilitate the public viewing and consultation of the Plan Review • During the year the library has been used by 2 local Book Clubs. Although recently one of these clubs meets in a private house • The library is the base for the Desford Parish Council, enabling residents to have direct access to their local council • The library keeps a village diary and acts as a noticeboard for local activities
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Net income as of 31st December 2021 is**
**£4,139.48**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Reserves are held to cover maintenance**
**costs or repairs to the building**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£46,589.17**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**No deficit**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**None**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Grants from local council and**
**businesses**|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**The cost of repairs required to the**
**building**|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Foundation Model Constitution**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|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|**Trustees must be a natural person**
**appointed and agreed by a resolution**
**passed at an officially convened**
**meeting. In appointment of a trustee, the**
**trustees will consider skills, knowledge**
**and experience needed for the effective**
**administration of the CIO. There will be**
**at least three Trustees with no maximum**
**number**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Desford Library Community Hub|
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|Other name the charity uses|Desford Library|
|Registered charitynumber|**1175964**|
|Charity’s principal address|Desford Library
Main Street
Desford LE9 9JP
Leicestershire|
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Colin Crane|Secretary|||
||Anna Regan|Chair|||
||AntonyStokes||||
||Patricia Crane||||
||Jane Snookes|Treasurer|||
||Michael Curry||||
||David Claricoates||||
||Steve Reeves||||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A 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**|
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|**adviser**|||
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** Jane Snookes **Full name(s)** Jane Elizabeth Snookes **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** 29/10/2022
|**Totals for 2021**||
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|Total Income 2021|£**16,114.49**|
|Total Expenses 2021|**£11,975.01**|
|Net Income 2021|**£4,139.48**|
|Assets|**£46,589.17**|
## **Desford Library Community Hub Expenses 1[st] January 2021 until 31[st] December 2021**
|**Desford Library Community**|**Hub Expenses 1st January**|
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|**Expenditure**||
|ADT Security|£1,843.50|
|Property maintenance|£606.12|
|Heat and light|£7,860.48|
|Bank charges|£0.00|
|Expenses reimbursed|£545.96|
|Insurance|£0.00|
|LCC waste disposal|£393.77|
|Domain renewal|£25.18|
|Cleaning|£700.00|
|**Total**|£**11,975.01**|
**Desford Library Community Hub Income/Donations 1[st] January 2020 until 31[st] December 2020**
|**Income**||
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|Leicester CountyCouncil|8,819|
|Desford Parish Council|6,000|
|Book sales and fines|610.82|
|Hire of library|30|
|Grant|650|
|Interest received|4.67|
|**Total**|**£16,114.49**|