# FRIENDS OF BENSON LIBRARY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1176595
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 10, 2018
- **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=1176595


## Contact

- **Address:** Benson Library, Castle Square, Benson, WALLINGFORD, Oxfordshire
- **Postcode:** OX10 6SD
- **Phone:** 01491824158
- **Email:** MARY.PHILLIPSON@BTINTERNET.COM
- **Website:** friendsofbensonlibrary.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION OF THE USE OF A PUBLIC LENDING LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF BENSON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

**Activities:** THE CHARITY ENGAGES IN FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO MAKE A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE CONTINUATION OF A LIBRARY SERVICE IN THE VILLAGE OF BENSON, OXFORDSHIRE, IN COOPERATION WITH OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY LIBRARY SERVICES




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes



## Areas of operation

- Oxfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £9126 | £10621 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £8304 | £4828 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £8182 | £10873 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £2857 | £1449 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £3835 | £5524 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Frances Mary Swann** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 7, 2019
- Brendan Harold Thorpe — appointed Sept. 6, 2023
- Christopher Richard Jack Swann — appointed Aug. 1, 2019
- FIONA MARGARET THOMSON-TUR — appointed March 19, 2019
- JOHN ANDREW MURPHY — appointed June 1, 2018
- Judith Emily Pignon — appointed June 26, 2020
- Lucy Mary Browne — appointed April 26, 2022
- MARY ANGELA PHILLIPSON — appointed March 19, 2019
- PATRICK  FINBARR O'CONNOR MA BA FCIS — appointed June 1, 2018
- VIVIEN MARY GARDNER — appointed March 19, 2019