Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Period start date
April 2025
Period end dale
31
March 2026
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To
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
Kibworth Community Library
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any)
1177722
Charity's principal address
School Road
Kibworth Beauchamp
Le1￿$ter
Postcode
LE8 OJE
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Datès actèd If not for wholè
èar
Trustèè namè
Officè lif anyl
Nam• of pèrson lor body) •ntltle(I
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Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
Keith Gibbons
Julie Harrison
1 April 2025 to 24 March
2026
Val Moore
Christopher Pillar
Kate Wood
David Munnery
Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
Treasurer
1 April 2025 10 12
January 2026
Janet Dowling
Bryan Higgins
Board of Trustees
Board of Trustee5
From 13 January 2026
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acted if not for whole
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Names and addressos of advisers (Optional information)
e of adviser
Name
Address
lame of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional inforniation)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Description of the charlty's trusts
Constitution
Type of governing document
How the charity is constituted
Charitable incorporated organisation I'CIO.)
Trustee selection methods
Initial trustees came foNard as volunteers from the community. Additional
trustees are to be interviewed and appointed by a properly constituted
meeting of the current trustees
Additional governance issues (Optional informatTon)
A management group took on the running ofthe library from
Leicestershire County Council I'LCC") on 23 May 2016. LCC granted a
10-year lease to Kibworth Beauchamp Parish Council I'KBPC") for a
peppercorn rent with the day-to-day operations being the responsibility of
the management group and volunteers. The Kibworth Community Library
Charity I'the Charity'} was incorporated on 27 March 2018 and took over
the running of the library from the management group with the members of
the management group becoming the initial trustees of the Charity. The
funds that had been generated by the management group were then
transferred to the Charity for its purposes.
The library was part funded by grants from LCC which ceased with effect
from 31 March 2022. Over time the Charity must continue to develop its
own income streams to ensure future sustainability.
We have recruited and manage over 50 volunteers lo help us
deliver library services for the communities of Kibworth Beauchamp,
Kibworth Harcourt and surrounding areas.
We are part of the Leicestershire-wide network of 34 Community Managed
Libraries I'CML'S) and Trustee representatives meet quarterly with
representatives from a cluster of 5 local CMLS, attended by LCC Support
Officers.
The challenges we face are..
identification of and access to other sources of funding and
development of sustainable income generation.
succession planning and relention of trustees and a volunteer
workforce.
nificant inflationa
You may ¢hoose lo include
additional information. where
relevant, about..
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees.,
the charity's organisalional
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works.,
relationship with any related
parties.,
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
increases in costs.
Section C
Ob"ectives and activities
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l. To advance the education of the general public in Kibworth
Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt and the surrounding area, in
particular but not exclusively, by the provision of a volunteer-run
community managed library providing access to community education
and opportunilies for learning.
2. To promote for the benefit of the residents of Kibworth Beauchamp
and Kibworth Harcourt and the surrounding area the provision of a public
library for recreation and or other leisure time occupation of individuals
who have need of such facilities by reason of their 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
ofim
rovin
the condition of life of the said residents
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
The main activities undertaken for public benefit in relation to the
Charity's objecls are..
1. Operation of a public lending library and associaled activities and
services.,
2. Provision of resources and IT facilities,. and
3. Delivery of recreational and educational events and services for Ihe
benefit and enjoyment of the local community
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects {include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on publie
benefit)
The library has become an integral part ofthe community, engaging
effectively with other local groups and organisalions.
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 detalls of objectives and activities (Optional inforniation)
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
relevant, about..
policy on grantmaking.,
policy programme related
investment.,
contribution made by
volunteers.
Our volunteers make a significant and much-valued contribution to the
successful running of the library and Ihe Charity is dependent on and
extremely grateful for their commitment of time, help and support.
Without them we would not have a library and the communities we serve
would be deprived of a very important local resource.
The Charity has no employees and none of the trustees or volunteers is
paid or remunerated, other than the reimbursement of reasonable
expenses and expenditure on behalf of the Charity.
Section D
Achievements and performance
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Section D
Achievements and performance
AGhievements and Initiatives of the Charity over the last year..
The single most significant event in the year has been our relocation
to the newly built extension to the Kibworth Community Hub. The old
library closed on 9 October and we re-opened on 27 October 2025.
Huge efforts were made by the entirety of our volunteers and trustees
on the following:"
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
Planning the layout of the new library space.,
Packing all books and furniture.,
Collecling furniture from other locations.,
Unpacking and re-shelving all the lending stock..
Decorating the new children's area.,
Procurement of new furniture.,
Installing all the wall shelving.,
Procuring new public computers.,
The new space is spacious and is bright and welcoming and user
feedback has been very positive.
In addilion to the significant effort in delivering the relocation we
invested nearly £116,000] in the year in the new library which was in
addition to significant investment in previous years to contribute to the
costs ofthe new extension. To date we have invested close to
£90,000 lo enable the project to procced. Although we received
significant grant income we have also used significanl reserves.
Retention of a knowledgeable board of trustees.
The recruitment and training of a number of new volunteers, a very
welcome addition to our much appreciated volunteers. We currently
have over 50 volunteers.
We have conlinued to run regularly scheduled events and one off
events such as author events and talks. In the year to 28 February
2026 our scheduled events have had total attendances of circa 1,400
people whilst one off events have had attendances of circa 400
people.
Generating an underlying financial surplus for the year. Before grant
receipts of £4,060 we generated an underlying surplus of circa
£4,500. This was against a background of continuing inflationary
increases in other costs.
Expenditure in the year totalled £26,224 of which £15,947 was
expenditure on the new library most of which was for new furniture
and fittings. Operating costs were £6,217.
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 2026.. 9,871 (-20h).
Affected by our closure for relocation.
lolal number of new library joiners in year.. 217 {+9 % on 2024125).
Active borrowers - 420
-14 % on 2024125
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Section D
Achievements and performance
Section E
Financial review
We are a not-for-profit organisation and all funds received or generated
directly support the purposes of the Charity and sustainability of the
library. Surpluses are carried forward towards future running costs and
we seek to retain sufficient reserves to cover events or situations that
ma
occur, such as the Covid-19 lockdowns.
Brief statement of the
charity's policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially
in deficit
Further financial review details {Optional infomiationl
Our total income for the year reduced from £41,670 to £14,849 reflecting
non-recurrent grant income in 2024125. Net income improved from a
deficit of £36,742 to a deficit of £11,374 reflecting continued investment
in the nèw library. Income before grants received lotalled £10.789 and
came from a number of sources with the main contributors being book
sales, the Harborough Lottery, the various groups that we run and event
ticket sales. We have a diverse income base which means that we are
not overly dependent on any one source of income.
All funds are invested back into the library and directly support our key
objectives and provision of library services.
Our outgoings in the year tolalled £26,224 compared to £78,412 in the
previous year. The costs of £26,224 included expenditure on the new
library of £15,947. The balance of costs was mainly utilities, alarm cost,
insurance and Maintenan￿ costs. We continued ta suffer significant
inflationary increases in costs on certain overheads.
You may choose to include
additional information. where
relevant about..
the charity's principal
SoUr￿S of funds {including
any fundraising}',
how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
of the charity.,
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
Section F
Other optional information
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Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above,
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature{s)
Full name{s)
Position leg Secretary, Chair,
etc)
Cr*AIR
Date
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLANO AND WALES
Receipts and
ments accounts
CC16a
For the perlod
frorn
01-ApT-25
To
31-Mar-26
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
Re$tri¢ted
fund$
Endowment
funds
Total funds
La$t year
to the nearest
to the neare5t£
to th• noarèst £
to tho noa¥o$t£
to the ne&rest £
A1 Receipts
Grani fund$ received
Donaiion$ re¢eived
4,06Q
1,164
22,759
10,469
1.164
Room hire income
library setyices
Invesimèni in¢ome
Fundraising
190
1,124
8.312
190
1,224
8,312
202
1.135
7,105
ross Income
AR)
10,789
14,849
41.670
A2 Asset and investrnent sales,
(see tsblel.
Total recelpts
14.849
A3 Payments
Goveinance cost$
Costs of fundrydi$ing
Charrfawa activilits
271
271
255
1,500
6,808
5.945
5,945
Sub total
6.216
6,216
A4 Asset and investrnent
urchases,
se• table)
6.397
13.611
20.007
69.B52
Sub total
13,611
20,007
69.8S2
Total payments
26,224
Net of receipts/fpayments)
A5 Transfers betwèen fund¥
A6 cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
fund$
to nOa￿St£
Restricted
funds
to n••rèst £
Endowment
funds
to I￿r•s*£
81 Cash funds
Lknyd5 Bank Plc
Cash in hand
23.892
75
rotal cash funds
33,967
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowmènt
funds
to nearest£
lo nearèst £
to nearo$t£
Fund to which
osset belongs
Cost lopiionall
Current value
83 Investment assets
Fund to whi¢h
asset belo
Cutttnt value
Cost loption811
84 Assets retained for the
charity's own use
Fund to which
relal•s
Amount dué
When duo
B5 Liabilities
BrI￿￿kno￿e1epP￿e
Signed by one or Iwo trustees on
behaw of all the Irustees
Signature
Print N8fne
Date of
roval