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we occupy.|| |---|---|---|---| |||~
Dealing
with the significant
increase
in gas and electricity costs|| |||when our current fixed price contracts expire
in 2023 and|| |||significant
inflationary
increases
in other costs.|| |||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 ofthe
charity set out in its
governing
document||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
ofsocial 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;||extremely
grateful for their commitment
oftime, help and support.
Without them we would not have a library and the communities
we serve|| |~
policy programme
related||would be deprived
ofa significant
local resource.|| |investment;|||| |~
contribution
made
by
volunteers.||The Charity has no employees
and none ofthe trustees
or volunteers
paid or remunerated,
other than the reimbursement
ofreasonable
expenses
and expenditure
on behalf ofthe Charity.|is| |~
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ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year|||Achievements
and initiatives
ofthe Charity over the last year
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Progression
ofthe Kibworth
Community
Hub under which the library
will re-locate to Kibworth
Grammar
School Hall which is run by
another local charity,
with a planned
extension to be used as a||| |||||library. The plan is that the two charities would then transition
to a|| |||||new charity. The Community
Hub will be able to offer a much wider|| |||||range ofservices to the community.
Planning
permission
for this was|| |||||granted
in September 2022 and fundraising
efforts are continuing.|It| |||||is not yet certain when the library extension
will be built and the|| |||||library re-located. As part ofthe Community
Hub Project the Charity|| |||||has contributed
210,000to the costs ofthe project.|| ||||~|Retention
ofa knowledgeable
board oftrustees
with one trustee|| |||||leaving
us and a new one recruited.|| ||||~|Retention
ofthe majority ofour volunteers
and the recruitment
and|| |||||training of8 new ones, a very welcome addition to our much|| |||||appreciated
volunteers.
We currently
have over 50volunteers.|| ||||~|The process of re-establishing
the various groups that we hosted|pre-| |||||pandemic
has continued
since we returned
to pre Covid 19opening|| |||||hours
in September
November 2021.Most ofour pre-pandemic|| |||||groups have re-started
with numbers
attending
gradually
building|| |||||towards
pre-pandemic
numbers.|| ||||~|We have continued
to successfully
host a variety of author events|| |||||and talks which are well attended.|| ||||~|We continue to offer the opportunity
to young people undertaking|the| |||||Duke of Edinburgh
award volunteering
roles as part ofthe service|| |||||section ofthat award.|| ||||~|From February 2023we now open on Monday
mornings
from 10am-|| |||||1pm. This means we are now open for twenty-four
hours a week over|| |||||six days.|| ||||~|We decided very early on in the cost-of-living
crisis that we would|| |||||become a Warm Space and welcome anyone
into the library and|| |||||offer them free hot drinks. We did this alongside
other community|| |||||organisations
in the village and itwas appreciated
by those members|| |||||ofthe public that needed
it.|| ||||~|Generating
an underlying
financial
surplus
for the year, before the|| |||||contribution
of810,000towards the Kibworth
Community
Hub.|| |||||Good relationships
among trustees
and volunteers —
very much a|| |||||community
team effort where everyone's
contribution
is valued
and|| |||||appreciated.|| |||||Successful
delivery
of library services—|| |||||—total books issued
in year to 28 February 2023: 12.864 (+78%|| |||||increase reflecting closure periods
in the prior year)|| |||||—total number of new library joiners in year: 245 (+74% on|| |||||2021/22).|| |||||—Active borrowers —375+55%on 2021/22|| |O
CHARITY COMMISSION
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AND WALES||||Recei|ts and|a|ments accounts|ments accounts||CC16a| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||For||the period
from|||To|||| |s||||||||||||||| |~|||~|~|~|~|~|||||||| |||||||Unrestricted
funds|||Restricted
funds||Endowment
funds|Total|funds|Last year| |||||||to the||nearest
6|to the nearest|6|tothe nearest 6|to the nearest 6||tothe nearest 6| |A1 Recei ts||||||||||||||| |Grant funds received||||||||394|||||394|7,012| |Dona5ons received||||||||940|||||940|1,046| |Room hire income||||||||||||||36| |Library services||||||||151|||||151|107| |Investment
income||||||||159||40|||199|236| |Fundraising|||||||||||||5,977|4,093| |Sub total (Gross income for
AR)||||||||7,621||40|||7,661|12,529| |satan|nves men||sass|||||||||||| |see table .|rii||u
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ot~~~~~i||||||||||| |A3pa ments||||||||||||||| |Governance costs||||||||65|||||66|62| |Costs oflundraising||||||||||||||12| |Charitable
activities||||||||16,435|||||16,436|4,924| |||Sub total||||||16,520|||||16,620|4,996| |A4 Asset and Investment||||||||||||||| |||Sub total||||||||||||| ||7otal payments|||||||16,520||-||-|16,620|6,839| |Net ofreceiptsl(payments)||||||||8,899||40|||8,859|5,690| |A5 Transfers
between||funds||||||||||||| |A6 Cash funds|last year||end|||||42,505|20,151||||62,656|55,074| |Cash funds this year||||end||||33,606|20,191||||53,797|60,764| |||||||~|~|~|~
~ ~|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Categories|||||||Unrestricted
funds|Restricted
funds||Endowment
funds|| |||||||||to nearest 6|to nearest|a|to nearest|6| |Bi Cash|funds|||Market|Harborough|Building|Society|24,613|20,199|||| |||||Lloyds Bank||||8,902||||| |||||Cash in|hand|||83||||| |||||||Total cash funds||33,598|20,199|||| |||||(esrss balances||with receipts sod payments||||||| ||||||||acccool(s))|||||| |||||||||Unrestricted|Restricted||Endowment|| |||||||||funds|funds||funds|| |||||Details||||to nearest 6|to nearest|6|to nearest|8| |B2Other|monetary assets|||||||||||| |||||Dora i la||||Fund towhich
asset helen
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o tional|| |B3Investment||assets||||||||||| |||||||||Fund to which|||Current value|| |||||Data&)s||||asset balan s|||o tional|| |64Assets retained for|||the|Furniture|ax(ores and littings|||unrsstncted|7,081|||118| |charity's|own|use||||||||||| |65Liabilities||||Details
Utilities||||Fund to which
gab)8
relates
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due
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290||When due
o tlonal|| |||||Waste cogection||||Unrestricted||20||| |Signed by one or two trustees
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