# SOUTH WESTERN REGIONAL LIBRARY SERVICES CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1176414
- **Other names:** SWRLS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 21, 2017
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1176414


## Contact

- **Address:** ARTS UNIVERSITY PLYMOUTH, TAVISTOCK PLACE, PLYMOUTH
- **Postcode:** PL4 8AT
- **Phone:** 07590218156
- **Email:** coordinator@swrls.org.uk
- **Website:** www.swrls.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(A) PROMOTING CROSS SECTOR CO-OPERATION BETWEEN MEMBERS.(B) PROMOTING ACCESS TO LIBRARY COLLECTIONS AND SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE.(C) PROVIDING A FRAMEWORK FOR THE INTERLENDING OF MATERIALS.(D) ADVANCING THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORKFORCE AND THEIRSTAKEHOLDERS.(E) FACILITATING A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK TO SHARE BEST PRACTICE ANDEXCELLENCE.(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF LITERATURE, KNOWLEDGE AND LIFELONG LEARNING FOR THEBENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING:(A) ACCESS TO SPECIALIST RESOURCES.(B) CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND PARTNERSHIPS.(C) ACCESS TO DATA AND INFORMATION.

**Activities:** We take a strategic & partnership approach to serving our communities by developing staff, services & resources that are inclusive, sustainable & enhance learning.  We do this through 5 key areas of activity: networking; providing training & development opportunities & courses; providing grants for projects & training; facilitating the inter lending of resources; developing strategic partnerships




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Guernsey
- Jersey
- Bournemouth
- Bristol City
- Cornwall
- Devon
- Dorset
- Gloucestershire
- Hampshire
- Somerset
- Torbay
- Wiltshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £29182 | £37580 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £52650 | £46454 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £52397 | £46187 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £20129 | £26791 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £41646 | £28382 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Dave Rowe — appointed Nov. 13, 2025
- Donna Lynne Gundry — appointed April 5, 2017
- Emma Kristina Wellard — appointed Dec. 30, 2019
- Frances Jane Tout — appointed Nov. 13, 2020
- Helen Chaloner — appointed Nov. 28, 2018
- Jane Choules — appointed Nov. 13, 2024
- Jolanta Peters — appointed June 29, 2018
- Kerry Kellaway — appointed Nov. 13, 2024
- Michael Garfield Hosking — appointed June 14, 2019