# FRIENDS OF CHURCH STRETTON LIBRARY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1182554
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 20, 2019
- **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=1182554


## Contact

- **Address:** CHURCH STRETTON LIBRARY, CHURCH STREET, CHURCH STRETTON
- **Postcode:** SY6 6DQ
- **Phone:** 01694722535
- **Email:** admin@strettonlibraryfriends.org.uk
- **Website:** www.strettonlibraryfriends.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PURPOSE OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN CHURCH STRETTON AND SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SUPPORTING THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRETO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF CHURCH STRETTON AND SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, DISABILITY OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATION IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND FACILITATE LEARNING AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION, LEISURE TIME AND OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

**Activities:** We run activities & events to support lifelong learning, culture or promote health and well being and raise funds to support and enhance the work of the Church Stretton library and information centre.  We provide volunteers to support - but not replace - library staff and act as a link between the Church Stretton library service and the wider community.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Other Finance, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Shropshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £16423 | £4963 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £9960 | £12366 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £10358 | £3613 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £11551 | £4706 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £6953 | £1267 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Sheila Margaret Davies** (Chair) — appointed March 20, 2019
- Ben Warren — appointed Nov. 13, 2019
- Beth Lavinia Furlong — appointed Feb. 10, 2021
- Inese Nielsen — appointed June 22, 2022
- Margaret Quartly — appointed March 20, 2019
- Patricia Leslie Thomas — appointed June 11, 2025