## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/04/2022 Period start date To 31/03/202 Period end date Charity name: Rothwell Community Library Trust** ## **Charity registration number: 1178745** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote, for the benefit of the residents
of Rothwell and surrounding area or
communities, the provision of a public library
for recreation and other leisure time
occupation of individuals and the public at
large who have need of such facilities by
reason of their youth, age, infirmity or
disablement, financial hardship or social or
economic circumstances.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Through the dedicated support, of around 30
volunteers, the following activities take place
to meet the following purposes:
**Provision of a public library**
A full book lending service including a “click
and collect” service during our opening
hours.
Help with bus pass and blue badge
applications
Access to computer terminals
**Activities and facilities for young people**
Childrens library area which includes a
range of newly acquired toys. Weekly Ryme
Time and under 5 sessions along with
weekly session for parents and children who
are home educated. Regular craft and child
focussed activities in school holidays. A very
active participation in the summer reading
challenge with a volunteer introduction to the
scheme rolled out to local schools ahead of
the annual launch.
**Adult activities and facilities for adults**
Scrabble club, regular jigsaw completers,
dementia group meetings, film nights,
monthly coffee mornings, meeting point for
local beaders. Dedicated warm space during
winter months with additional drinks and
food available but tea, coffee and other
snacks available all year round.
**Outreach**
Visits from CAB, Council representative,
Mental Health outreach worker – with access
via prebooked appointments.| |||| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees confirm that that they are
aware of the guidance and have taken it into
account when considering the range of
activities offered by the Trust. All of these
are there to meet the charitable purpose of
the Trust to benefit the community of
Rothwell and the local area.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| ||SORP reference|| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|No grants are made by the Trust| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Not applicable| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The volunteers are the only reason that the
Trust was able to be set up in the first place
– which then secured the future of Rothwell
Community Library. Currently, the library is
staffed, and run, entirely run by volunteers.
In addition, the volunteers undertake fund
raising activities and, along with the
Trustees, seek to secure grants.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** SORP reference ||Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|RCLT has ensured that the library has
remained open throughout the year allowing
free access to book lending to all in Rothwell
and the local area. In addition, a wider range
of activities and facilities have been offered
to support the needs of the local community.
The footfall has steadily increased
throughout the year, to a current monthly
average of 1450, confirming how important
access to the library is. One area where it
performs an important role is in supporting
those who need help with the technology
needed to access online forms, help with
applications etc. There are many residents
who cannot access the technology required
at home and/or have difficulty in
understanding how to do this. RCLT
volunteers provide a vital source of help.| |---|---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|In total, the funds of RCLT, as at the 31
March 2023, were £15,935 - allocated
£5,212 to RCLT account held with the CAF
bank and £10,723 held in the historic
Friends of RCLT account with the MHBS.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We have set a low reserve of £2,000
because RCLT is not responsible for
meeting any regular outgoings. RCLT is not
the leaseholder or responsible for any utility
charges. There are no employees so the
£2,000 will be there just as a cushion in case
of funding drying up to allow the children
holiday activities to continue - the only
activities that require funding. All other
activities are either self-funding or covered
by grants.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£2,000| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO Foundation Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Apart from the initial Trustees, the
appointment for Trustees is for four years or
less. Trustees are selected based on their
interest, skills and knowledge - required for
the effective administration of RCLT.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|RCLT have an agreed Trustee induction
pack.| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|There are 7 current Trustees, of which 4 are
also active volunteers who help run the
library. The other 3 Trustees are not
volunteers which means there is a good
balance and ‘challenge’ element to the
required governance responsibility. There is
a Friends Committee which undertake the
organisation of the volunteers and are
responsible for dealing with the induction of
new volunteers including completion of the
necessary DRB checks and GDPR training.
Going forward, post 31 March 2023, there
will be closer working with a local Acadamy
Trust (a Charitable Company) who are
taking over the lease of the library building,
from the local council. Children and young
adults. from the schools and a college, run
by the Academy will use the library building
for work experience opportunities.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** Charity name Rothwell Community Library Trust |Other name the charity uses|Friends of Rothwell Library| |---|---| |Registered charity number|1178745| |Charity’s principal address|Market Hill
Rothwell
Northamptonshire
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Kate Ley|Chair||| ||Linda Crossey|Secretary||| ||Maureen Hill|||| ||Mark West|Treasurer(partyear)||| ||Victoria Bell|||| ||Ann Relf|||| ||Christine Gordon-
Smith|Treasurer (part year)|July 2022 onwards|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **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 (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** ||**Charity Name**

**Rothwell Community Library Trust**
|**Charity Name**

**Rothwell Community Library Trust**
|**Charity Name**

**Rothwell Community Library Trust**
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**1178745**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**|Period start date
4/1/2022|**To**|Period end date
3/31/2023| |**Section A Receipts and payments**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**
Donation
**500**
Interest received
**4**
Other
**283**
RTCgrant
**-**
NNCgrant
**-**
ANPRgrant
**-**
**-**
**-**
**787**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total receipts_ 787**
**A3 Payments**
Bank fees
**73**
Insurance
**283**
Other
**79**
Computer
**-**
Warm space
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 435**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total payments_ 435**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 352**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**3,359**
**_Cash funds this year end_ 3,711**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,000**
**950**
**1,150**
**-**
**-**
**3,100**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**3,100**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,000**
**599**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,599**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,599**
**1,501**
**-**
**-**
**1,501**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**500**
**4**
**283**
**1,000**
**950**
**1,150**
**-**
**-**
**3,887**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**3,887**
**73**
**283**
**79**
**1,000**
**599**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,034**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,034**
**1,853**
**-**
**3,359**
**5,212**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**500**|**-**| ||||**4**|**-**| ||||**283**|**-**| ||||**1,000**|**-**| ||||**950**|**-**| ||||**1,150**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**3,887**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**|**3,887**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**73**|**-**| ||||**283**|**-**| ||||**79**|**-**| ||||**1,000**|**-**| ||||**599**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**2,034**|**379**| |||||| |||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**|**2,034**|**379**| |||||| ||**1,501**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**1,853**|**- 379**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**| ||**-**||**3,359**|**-**| ||**1,501**||**5,212**|**- 379**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**3,711**
**1,501**
OK
OK
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| ||||| |||||