OMNIBUS - CLAPHAM

Registered charity 1143709 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OCL, OLD CLAPHAM LIBRARY

To promote arts, craft, literature and other cultural and creative activities for the benefit of the public by the establishment and maintenance of an arts and culture resources centre. To provide and maintain a community resource centre and facility for the use of residents, workers and visitors of Clapham, Lambeth and the surrounding areas.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £111,626 for the year, reducing its total funds from £427,094 to £315,468. The trustees confirm that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties, citing sufficient reserves and expected income to continue operations for the next 12 months.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (69% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alexander Liam Rodick
• Clova Ann Fyfe
• David Glass
• Diana Whitehead · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Judith Morgane · trustee of 2 other charities
• Frances Elisabeth Runciman
• GEORGE OWEN MBE
• Georges Chalfoun
• John Auld Mactaggart
• Michael Dynan-Oakley
• Olusola Oyeleye · trustee of 1 other charity
• Patricio Felipe Soto-Aguilar Pereira
• Simon Mark Millson · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Lambeth

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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