ACKWORTH COMMUNITY LIBRARY

Registered charity 1152172 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACL

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Latest income
£31k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £33,885 at the year end, which is in excess of the maximum target of £28,000 defined in its reserves policy. The net receipts for the year were £4,626, resulting in a positive movement in fund balances from £29,259 to £33,885. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ackworth Community Library (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£31k£26k
31/03/2024£31k£20k
31/03/2023£18k£30k
31/03/2022£14k£15k
31/03/2021£28k£17k

Common questions

Is ACKWORTH COMMUNITY LIBRARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £33,885 at the year end, which is in excess of the maximum target of £28,000 defined in its reserves policy. The net receipts for the year were £4,626, resulting in a positive movement in fund balances from £29,259 to £33,885. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ACKWORTH COMMUNITY LIBRARY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACKWORTH COMMUNITY LIBRARY as a grant recipient include Prosper Wakefield District Ltd.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Prosper Wakefield District LtdFY2022£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/11/2021£10kDigital Resilience