## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From1[st ] January 2024 Period start dateTo31[st ] December 2024 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Desford Library Community Hub**
## **Charity registration number: 1175964**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
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|Summaryofthepurposesof the
charity as set out in its
Governingdocument|
Para1.17|**Theprovisionofapubliclibraryandthe**
**surrounding area**|
|Summary of the main
activitiesinrelationtothose
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para1.17 and
1.19|**The provision of a public library for**
**recreation and/or other leisure time**
**occupation of individuals who have a**
**needofsuchfacilitiesbyreasonoftheir**
**youth, age, infirmity or disablement,**
**financial hardship or social and**
**economic circumstances for the public**
**atlargeintheinterestsofsocialwelfare in**
**Desford and surrounding areas**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
hadregardtotheguidance
issued by the Charity
Commissiononpublic
benefit|Para1.18|**The trustees aim to provide public**
**library facilities to advance the**
**educationofthepublicinDesfordand the**
**surrounding areas**|
## **Additionalinformation(optional)** Youmaychoosetoincludefurtherstatementswhererelevantabout:
SORPreference Para1.38 Policyongrant making Para1.38 Policyonsocialinvestment including program related investment Para1.38 Contributionmadeby volunteers
Other
## **AchievementsandPerformance**
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|Summary of the main
achievementsofthecharity,
identifyingthedifferencethe
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para1.20|**Followingtheconstraintsplaceuponus**
**bytheCovidPandemic,theTrusteesare**
**proud to report the following actions of**
**the past year:**
•
**TheWillsProjectschemeinitiatedby**
**the Rural Community Council to**
**support residentstoprepareCVs for**
**work and education activities**
•
**Assistingyoungpeopleintheirwork to**
**achieve the Duke of Edinburgh**
**award**
•
**Continuingtheactivitiesofworking**
**with Parents/Guardians in enabling**
**pre-school children to have a taste**
**for early learning in our Wriggly**
**Readers sessions**
•
**Thelibraryprovidesafacilityforthe**
**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**
**oftheTapestry–ahistoricalimageof 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**
**workingwiththeSecondarySchool**
**on a mosaic project. Artwork from**
**each of the schools is regularly**
**displayed within the library**
•
**The library has been used as thebase**
**for the newly created Heritage Walks.**
**We were instrumental in gaining**
**grant support to enable 16 Heritage**
**Boards to be sited around**
**DesfordVillage.Weactedasthebase for**
**the successful 2-day Heritage**
**Festival that received over 10,000**
**visitors**
•
**Thelibrarywasthebaseforthe**|
**successful Scarecrow Festival held over3-daysonAugustBankHoliday.** • **The library is the base for the NeighbourhoodPlanWorkingGroup 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 usedby2localBookClubs.Although recently one of these clubs meets ina private house** • **Thelibrarywasusedforthebook launch for Caroline Wessel titled “Beaumanor War and Peace”** • **The library is the base for the Desford Parish Council, enabling residentstohavedirectaccessto their local Council** • **Thelibrarykeepsavillagediaryand acts as a noticeboard for local activities**
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|Achievementsagainst
objectives set|Para1.41|**The trustees offer support to all newly**
**created groups within the vicinity, and**
**we are proud that the new created**
**Heritage Group use the library as their**
**meetingvenue.Inashortperiodoftime they**
**have created a set of heritage**
**boardsaroundtheareaandarenow**
**researching further heritage boards**|
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|Performanceoffundraising
activitiesagainstobjectives
set|Para1.41||
|Investmentperformance
against objectives|Para1.41||
|Other|||
## **FinancialReview**
|**FinancialReview**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
Financial position at the end
of theperiod|Para1.21|**Net surplus asof31stDecember2024is- **
**£4137.22**|
|Statement explaining the
policyforholdingreserves
statingwhytheyareheld|Para1.22|**Reserves are held to cover maintenance**
**costs or repairs to the building**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para1.22|**£47,415.92**|
|Reasons for holdingzero
reserves|Para1.22|**n/a**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para1.24|**Nodeficit**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charitycontinuingasagoing
concern|Para1.23|**None**|
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|The charity’s principal
sourcesoffunds(including
any fundraising)|Para1.47|**Grantsfromlocalcounciland businesses**|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectivesincludingany
socialinvestmentpolicy
adopted|Para1.46||
|Adescriptionoftheprincipal
risks facing the charity|Para1.46|**The cost of repairs required to the**
**buildingandincreasingcostsofheating**|
|Other|||
## **Structure,GovernanceandManagement**
|Descriptionofcharity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Typeofgoverningdocument
(trust deed,royalcharter)|Para1.25|**FoundationModelConstitution**|
|Howisthecharity
constituted?
(e.gunincorporated
association, CIO)|Para1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutionalprovisionse.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para1.25|**Trustees must be a natural person**
**appointed and agreed by a resolution**
**passed at an officially convened**
**meeting.Inappointmentofatrustee,the**
**trustees will consider skills, knowledge**
**and experience needed for the effective**
**administration of the CIO. There will be**
**atleastthreeTrusteeswithnomaximum**
**number **|
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|Policies and procedures
adoptedfortheinduction and
training of trustees|Para1.51||
|Thecharity’sorganisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para1.51|**We act as a signposting venue for**
**groupswithintheareatopromotetheir**
**own particular activity.**
**Wemaintainavillagediaryforlocal**
**groups/organisations**|
|Relationshipwithany related
parties|Para1.51|**We provide the venue for the Barns**
**Charityfortheirtrusteemeetingsand for**
**the delivery of their tours to the Barns**
**Charity Trust Fields**|
|Other|||
## **ReferenceandAdministrativedetails**
|Charityname|Desford LibraryCommunityHub|
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|Other name the charityuses|Desford Library|
|Registered charitynumber|**1175964**|
|Charity’s principal address|Desford Library
Main Street
DesfordLE99JP
Leicestershire|
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## **Namesofthecharitytrusteeswhomanagethecharity**
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**year**|**Nameofperson(orbody)entitled to**
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||Colin Crane|Secretary|||
||Anna Regan|Chair|||
||Patricia Crane||||
||Jane Snookes|Treasurer|||
||Chris Martin||||
||David Claricoates||||
||Steve Reeves||||
||Richard Miles||||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name**
## Nameoftrusteesholdingtitletopropertybelongingtothecharity
**Trustee name Datesactedifnotforwholeyear**
## **Fundsheldascustodiantrusteesonbehalfofothers**
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
## **Additionalinformation(optional)**
## **Namesandaddressesofadvisers(Optionalinformation)**
**Typeof Name Address adviser**
## **Nameofchiefexecutiveornamesofseniorstaffmembers(Optionalinformation)**
## **Exemptionsfromdisclosure**
Reasonfornon-disclosureofkeypersonneldetails
## **Otheroptionalinformation**
## **Declarations**
**Thetrusteesdeclarethattheyhaveapprovedthetrustees’reportabove. Signed on**
**behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** ColinCrane **Fullname(s)** ColinCrane **Position(egSecretary,** Secretary **Chair, etc) Date** 29/10/24
**Desford Library Community Hub Accounts 1[st] January 2024 until 31[st ] December 2024**
|**Totalsfor2024**||
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|Total Income 2024|**£17527.25**|
|Total Expenses 2024|**£13390.03**|
|Net Deficit 2024|**£11,142.11**|
|Assets|**£47,415.92**|
## **Desford Library Community Hub Expenses 1[st ] January 2024 until 31[st ] December 2024**
|**Expenditure**||
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|ADT Security|£801.92|
|Property maintenance|£1366.65|
|Bank charges|£61.55|
|Gas and Electric|£8258.92|
|Insurance|£606.91|
|Cleaning|£1225.00|
|LCC waste disposal|£443.02|
|IT system|£626.08|
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|**Total**|**£13390.03**|
## **Desford Library Community Hub Income/Donations 1[st ] January 2024 until 31[st ] December 2024**
|**Income**||
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|Desford Parish Council|£6,000|
|Book sale sand fines|£1374.48|
|Hire of library|£10.00|
|Bank Interest Received|£925.17|
|Donations|£9000.00|
|**Total**|**£17527.25**|