WINLATON LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS ASSOCIATION - WLVA

Registered charity 1153490 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WINLATON LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS ASSOCIATION, WINLATON LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS ASSOCIATION - WVLA, WLVA

ACTIVITIES INCLUDE RHYMETIME FOR TODDLERS AND PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN, A LOCAL SEWING GROUP, 3 LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS ATTENDING EVERY MONDAY WE SELL BOOKS,AND CARDS, TEA AND COFFEE PHOTOCOPYING,LAMINATING WE HAVE SIGNED UP OVER 900 MEMBERS WITH LIBRARY CARDS EXCLUSIVE TO THIS LIBRARY.RAISED MONEY FROM OUR HOT DRINKS,USED BOOK SALES WE RECEIVED COMMUNITY FUNDING FROM GATESHEAD COUNCIL.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF A LIBRARY FACILITY AND SERVICE AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES FOR WINLATON INHABITANTS AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. TO FURTHER BENEFIT THE SAID INHABITANTS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR ANY OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS 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 OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

Area of benefit: GATESHEAD

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Winlaton Library Volunteer Association operated from April 2024 to March 2025 with total income of £46,226.08 and total expenditure of £45,307.08. The filing indicates a surplus for the period, with funds managed by volunteers Carol and Damian Weston.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 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
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANN CRAMPTON
• ANNE DOLLAN
• EMMA MCMENEMY
• Freda Goldsborough
• KATHLEEN ANNE GREENER
• MARY BROWN
• MARY CELIA SMITH

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

Operates in: Gateshead

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Government & lottery funding

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