THE CHALFONT ST PETER COMMUNITY LIBRARY

Registered charity 1144104 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CSP COMMUNITY LIBRARY

To advance the education of the public by the provision of a lending library in Chalfont St Peter for the benefit of the residents of Chalfont St Peter and the surrounding area.

Objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF A LENDING LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF CHALFONT ST PETER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.B) TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF SEX, AGE, DISABILITY OR SIMILAR CONSIDERATIONS.C) TO SECURE THE CO-ORDINATION OF STAFFING, WHETHER PAID OR VOLUNTARY TO ENABLE OBJECT (A).

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income surplus of £4,020 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by increased donations and fundraising events which offset a reduction in council grants. The trustees report that cash reserves remain strong at £133,405, which exceeds the constitutional target of approximately £100,000 required to cover five years of operational costs without council funding.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Fairweather Insurance — “With the support of the CSP Parish Council and a generous sponsorship from Fairweather Insurance, a group of local residents formed a charit…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• John Hattonchair
• Anita Pam Wallace
• Anne Christine Bell
• Elizabeth Agnes Mary Neill
• Frank Charles Warren
• Imelda Micallef
• Jenny Wray
• KAREN DICKSON · trustee of 2 other charities
• Meenakshi Westhead
• Peter Brayshaw
• Rupa Vijayan
• Susan Woodrow

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

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