THE ALDEBURGH LIBRARY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1150450 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Foundation encourages, promotes and supports the development of a thriving knowledge hub at the heart of the Aldeburgh community for the benefit of the whole community, in which reading, learning and sharing knowledge can help to shape the community?s future well-being. It runs informal adult learning programmes, encourages young peoples' activities, and raises funds to improve facilities.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A LENDING LIBRARY;2. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts for the 15-month period ended 30 June 2025 were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. The examiner confirmed that satisfactory accounting records were maintained and that the accounts accorded with those records. No matters were revealed during the examination that required attention to facilitate a proper understanding of the accounts.

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.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 08211480

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• GREEN, Alison Jayne — director, appointed 10/04/2026on trustee list
• FOX, Sara Elizabeth — director, appointed 29/03/2026on trustee list
• COBBIN, Simon — director, appointed 25/11/2025on trustee list
• DOW, Virginia — director, appointed 22/05/2025on trustee list
• BRIGGS, David George — director, appointed 14/12/2023on trustee list
• FELLOWES, Marianne Nola — director, appointed 15/05/2023on trustee list
• WILLS, Ann Macgregor — director, appointed 30/11/2022on trustee list
• BATTERS, Ann-Catherine — director, appointed 08/12/2021on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alison Jayne Green · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ann Wills
• Ann-Catherine Batters
• David George Briggs
• Marianne Fellowes
• Sara Elizabeth Fox · trustee of 2 other charities
• Simon Cobbin · trustee of 2 other charities
• Virginia Dow

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

Operates in: Suffolk

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