||Names and addresses ofadvisers
(Optional
information)|Names and addresses ofadvisers
(Optional
information)| |---|---|---| |e|ofadviser
Name|Address| |e|ofchief executive or names ofsenior staff members
(Optional
information)|| ||~
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~| |Description ofthe charity's trusts||| ||Type of governing
document|| ||(ag
irLisi claari, ccl,airchclli|| ||How the chadit
is constituted|Charitable
incorPorated
organisation| ||rac
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from the community.
Additional
trustees to be interviewed
and appointed
by a properly
constituted
meeting
ofthe trustees| |Additional
governance
issues (Optional
information)||| |You may choose to include
additional
information,
where
relevant,
about:||The running
ofthe library
by a management
group was taken on from
Leicestershire
County Council (LCC) on 23 May 2016.LCC granted a 10
year lease to Kibworth
Beauchamp
Parish Council ("KBPC")for a
peppercorn
rent with the day to day operations
being the responsibility
of| |~|policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and
training
oftrustees;|the management
group and volunteers.
The Kibworth
Community
Library
Charity was incorporated
on 27 March 2018and took over the running
of
the library from the management
group with the members
ofthe| |~|the charity's
organisational
structure
and any wider
network
with which the charity
works;|management
group becoming the initial trustees ofthe charity. The funds
that had been generated
by the management
group were then transferred
to the charity for use by the charity for its purposes.
The library is part funded
by grants from LCC in cash which
will reduce
each year and cease on 31 March 2022. Over time the Charity must| |~|relationship
with any related
parties;|develop
its own income generation
streams to ensure future sustainability.
The grants from LCC are currently
paid to KBPC and used to pay certain
ofthe overhead costs.| |~|trustees'
consideration
of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage|We have recruited
and manage
over 30additional
volunteers
to help us
deliver
library services for the communities
of Kibworth
Beauchamp
and
Kibworth
Harcourt.| ||them.|We are part ofthe county-wide
network of Community
Managed
Libraries| |||and Trustee representatives
meet quarterly
with representatives
from a| |||cluster of5local CMLs, attended
by LCC Support Officers.| |||The challenges
we face will be:| |||~
identification
ofand access to other sources offunding
and| |||development
ofsustainable
income generation.| |||~
succession
planning
and retention
oftrustees and a volunteer| |||workforce.| |||~
Replacement
ofthe current
library
building as it is coming towards| |||the end ofits life. Additionally,
it is too small for the needs ofthe| |||communities
that
it serves which have grown significantly
in the| |||50+years since the library was built.| |||~
Ad'ustin
to a
ost- andemico
eratin
environment
andre
lacin| ## |||volunteers
that have concluded
that they are unable to continue|| |---|---|---|---| |||1.To advance the education
ofthe general
public
in Kibworth|| |||Beauchamp
and Kibworth
Harcourt and the surrounding
area, in|| |||particular
but not exclusively,
by the provision
ofa volunteer-run|| |||community
managed
library
providing access to community
education|| |Summary
ofthe objects
charity set out in its
governing
document|ofthe|and opportunities
for learning.
2.To promote for the benefit ofthe residents
of Kibworth
Beauchamp
and Kibworth
Harcourt
and the surrounding
area the provision
ofa public
library for recreation
and or other leisure time occupation
of individuals|| |||who have need ofsuch facilities by reason oftheir youth, age, infirmity|or| |||disablement,
financial
hardship
or social and economic circumstances|or| |||for the public at large in the interests
of social welfare and with the object|| |||of im
rovin
the condition of life ofthe said residents|| |||The main activities undertaken
for public benefit
in relation to the|| |Summary ofthe main
activities undertaken
for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration
that trustees
have||Charity's objects are:
1.Operation
ofa public lending
library and associated
activities and
Services;
2. Provision ofresources
and ITfacilities; and
3. Delivery of recreational
and educational
events and services for the
benefit and enjoyment
ofthe local community|| |had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit)||The library has become an integral
part ofthe community,
engaging
effectively
with other local groups and organisations.
The Trustees declare that we have had due regard to the guidance
issued
by the Charity Commission
on public benefit and confirm that all|| |||our operations
and activities are in accordance
with such guidance.|| |Additional
details ofobjectives||and activities (Optional
information)|| |||The Charity
is not a grant-making
organisation.|| |||Apart from bank deposits the Charity does not currently
hold any|| |||investments.|| |You may choose to include|||| |further statements,
where||Our volunteers
make a significant
and much-valued
contribution
to the|| |relevant,
about:||successful
running
ofthe library and the Charity is dependent
on and|| |~
policy on grantmaking;||grateful
for their commitment
oftime, help and support.|| |~
policy programme
related
investment;||The Charity has no employees
and none ofthe trustees
or volunteers
paid or remunerated,
other than the reimbursement
ofreasonable|is| |~
contribution
made by||expenses
and expenditure
on behalf ofthe Charity.|| |volunteers.|||| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year|Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year|Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year|As with every organisation
the year has been significantly
affected by the
various Covid 19lockdowns. These have impacted
all areas ofthe library
operations
and mean that we have a lot ofwork in trying to return to
some form of normality
in respect ofopening
hours,
running
ofgroups|As with every organisation
the year has been significantly
affected by the
various Covid 19lockdowns. These have impacted
all areas ofthe library
operations
and mean that we have a lot ofwork in trying to return to
some form of normality
in respect ofopening
hours,
running
ofgroups| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||and events and fundraising.
The library was closed from 18March 2020|| ||||and 20 July 2020, from 3November 2020 to 2 December 2020 and from|| ||||22 December 2020 to 12April 2021. In the periods that we were open|| ||||we operated
reduced
hours and were unable to offer public computer|| ||||access. In addition we had to spend fairly significant
sums on Perspex|| ||||screens, signage and health and safety measures
to ensure (as far as|| ||||possible) a safe operating
environment
for our users and volunteers.
We|| ||||also had to cease all ofour groups and events. We are currently
working|| ||||towards
getting back to pre-pandemic
opening
hours and groups and|| ||||events.|| ||||Achievements
and initiatives
ofthe Charity over the last yean|| ||||~
Retention
ofa knowledgeable
board oftrustees|| ||||~
Retention
ofthe majority ofthe original volunteers
and the|| ||||recruitment
and training
of19new ones, a very significant
increase|in| ||||our much appreciated
volunteers.
As most new recruits joined shortly|| ||||before the Covid-19 lockdown we have had to undertake
additional|| ||||training
for when the library re-opened.|| ||||~
Good relationships
among trustees
and volunteers —
very much a|| ||||community
team effort where everyone's
contribution
is valued
and|| ||||appreciated.|| ||||~
As far as we were able, successful
delivery of library services—|| ||||—total books issued
in year to 31 March 2021:2,347 (79%|| ||||reduction
severely impacted
by the fact that we were closed for|| ||||nearly 2/3 ofthe year)|| ||||—total number ofnew library joiners in year: 73(-67%on 2019/20).|| ||||~
During
the closure
period
we weren't
able to offer even
"click and|| ||||collect" services for users. As an alternative
we offered the delivery|of| ||||donated
books (that we would
normally
offer for re-sale) to library|| ||||users. A total of around
2,000 books were delivered
as part of this|| ||||service and were much appreciated
by the recipients.|| |O
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AND WALES|||Recei|Recei|ts and|a|1177722
ments accounts|1177722
ments accounts||cc&sa| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||FOr|the Periad
from||01-Apr-19||To|31-Vsr-20||| |'||-|||||||||||||| |~||||~||~|~||||||||| ||||||||Unrestricted
funds|||Restdicted
funds||Endowment
funds|Total|funds|Last year| ||||||||to the|nearest|6|to the nearest|6|to the nearest 6|to the nearest 6||tothe nearest 6| |A1 Recei ts|||||||||||||||| |Grant funds received||||||||4|352|||||4,352|698| |Oona6ons received|||||||||100|||||100|20,921| |Room hire income|||||||||||||||306| |Library services|||||||||||||||570| |Investment
income|||||||||372||100|||472|40| |Fundraising||||||||1,826||||||1,826|6976| |Sub total|(Gross|income for|||||||||||||| ||||||AR)|||6,667|||100|||6,757|29,611| |set an|investment|||sa|es||||||||||| |see table .|||||||||||||||| |||||u|oa||||||||||| |A3 Pa ments|||||||||||||||| |Governance
costs|||||||||60|||||50|190| |Costs offundraising|||||||||70|||||70|1,236| |Charitable
activities||||||||2,672||||||2,672|4,123| ||||Sub total|||||2,792||||||2,792|5,549| |A4 Asset and|investment||||||||||||||| ||||Sub total|||||||||||1,841|| ||Total|payments||||||4.633||||||4,633|7,394| |Net ofreceiptsf(payments)||||||||2,024|||100|||2,124|22,111| |A5 Transfers
between|||funds||||||||||||| |AS Cash funds|last year|||end||||||0,000||||52,950|| |Cash funds this|||year||end|||34,974||20,100||||55,074|52,950| |~||~|~||~
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~ ~|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||Unrestricted||Restricted||Endowment| ||Categories||Details|||funds|||funds|funds| |||||||to nearest 6||to|nearest 6|to nearest 6| |Bt Cash|funds||Market Harborcugh||Building Sodaty||28,684||20,107|| ||||Lloyda Bank||||6,010|||| ||||Caahln|hand||||||| ||||||Total cash funds||34,967||20,107|| ||||(agraa balaacaa||account(a))
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asset|to which
helen
a|Cost (optional)||Current value
o tlonal| |B3Investment||assets||||||||| |||||||Fund|to which|||Current value| ||||Details|||asset|balan
a|||o tlonal| |B4Asssbt retained forthe|||Furniture|fixtures and fitbnga||Unreatrlctad|||7,081|2,148| |charity'6|own|use||||||||| |||||||Fund|to which|Amount dua||When dua| ||||Details|||ea
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behalf of all the trustees||||Signature|||Print|Name||Date of
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