2025-06-30-accounts - Nottingham Imagination Library

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Nottingham Imagination Library (Registered charity, number 1204435) Financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2025

Page	Contents
2 - 3	nnual report
4	Independent e	report
5	Receipts & payments account
6	Statement of assets & liabilities
7 - 8	Notes to the accounts

Nottingham Imagination Library annual report for the year ended 30 June 2025

Full name Nottingham Imagination Library

Organisation type Charitable incorporated organisation

Registered charity number 1204435

Principal address 20 Carisbrooke Drive, Nottingham, NG3 5DS

Trustees

David Mellen Cheryl Barnard Peter Moore June Galloway, until 09/04/2025 Candida Brudenell, from 01/04/2025

Independent examiner

Eva Stevens, employee of Community Accounting Plus, Units 1 & 2 North West, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GL

Governance and management

The charity is operated under the rules of its constitution adopted 22/08/2023.

Recruitment of trustees is from those with an existing interest in improving the literacy levels for young children and in sympathy with the aims of Nottingham Imagination Library.

Appointment is by the existing trustees following an interview and references.

Objectives and activities

The objectives of the CIO are to promote early education for the public benefit in particular, but not exclusively by the provision of free, high quality books for children aged under five, living in Nottingham.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit

The main activities undertaken for Public Benefit are the provision of age appropriate books to children registered with the scheme to enhance their reading skills and provide them with a better start for school entry.

Public benefit statement

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit'.

Nottingham Imagination Library Summary of the main achievements during the period The book giftiiiy boheme, in the Lity of Nottingham, operated in conjunction with the Dollywood Foundation UK, had been carried out. from inception in March 2012. through the Rotary Club of Nottingham Trust Fund. With the establishmp.nt of Nulliiiqham Imagination Library (NIL), the Nottingham scheme has begn transferred to NIL and is fully effeclive from July 2024 to carry on the distribution of books to children already registered on the scheme. With the conclusion of the Small Steps Big Changes .Qr.hpmé in August 2025. NIL will continue to diblribute books to Ghildren regislered on that schemp.. subject to the availability of funds. At 30 June 2025 there were 3.419 children registered in the City of Nottingham. Since Ihe scheme startp.d in Nottingham in 2012, 563,879 books licive been delivered and over 13.000 children have graduated or are currently registered. Looking Ahead With the funds heid and as mnrp become available it is planned to eAteiid Ilie distribution of books to other parts of the City and September 2025 marked the opening of a scheme in Bestwood. Risks The principal risks are the failure of grant applications, donations or fundraising activities which would seriously curtail the ability of NIL to establish new schemes to provide books for children_ Financial review The Trustee are pleased with the financial position at the year end. Thg charitVs policy on reserves The policy of the trustees has been to ensure that sufficient funds are designated as available to meet the cost of providing books for children in a particular area through to age 5 before a scheme is established 2nd tn meet administrative co- month period. -ts for a six- Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees.. Signed Peter Moore. Trustee

Independent e report to the trustees of Nottingham Imagination Library for the year ended 30 June 2025

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Nottingham Imagination Library (the charity) for the year ended 30 June 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts

section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed ____ Date _______ 07/01/2026 Eva Stevens BSc, CPFA Employee of Community Accounting Plus

Nottingham Imagination Library Receipts & payments account for the year ended 30 June 2025

Nottingham Imagination Library Statement of assets and liabilities at 30 June 2025 2024 2025 Cash assets Bank accounts 67149 67149 187208 187208 Other monetary a55ets Debtors 17662 17662 Asscts rotalncd for thc charity's own use General equipment. Liahilitip.¢ Creditors- IndepeIent examinatr'on fee 780 780 These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by: Signed Peter Moore, Trustee Date

Nottingham Imagination Library Notes to the accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025

1. Receipts & payments accounts

Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money received and money spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand.

2. Grants & donations

3. Funds analysis

Organisational costs - this fund is for salary costs, travel, subsistence, volunteer engagement, marketing costs and child enrolment fees.

Nottingham Imagination Library

Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period.

5. Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions in this period.

6. Glossary of terms

Creditors: These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the accounting period.

Debtors: These are amounts owed to the charity, but not received in the accounting period.

Restricted funds: These are funds given to the charity, subject to specific restrictions set by the donor, but still within the general objects of the charity.