THE FRANCIS SKARYNA BELARUSIAN LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Registered charity 1161434 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as F SKARYNA LIBRARY, The Skaryna Library

- collection and preservation of publications on Belarusian history and culture- preservation of archives and artefacts and development of Belarusian museum - enabling access to Belarusian cultural heritage- maintenance of reference collection for encouragement of Belarusian studies in the UK and abroad- contribution to events promoting Belarus

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Latest income
£111k
Latest spending
£106k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total receipts exceeded total payments by £5,389.37, resulting in a net increase in cash funds. The charity holds investment assets valued at £93,020.59, which are explicitly identified as the reserve fund established in accordance with its financial reserves policy. Liabilities are reported as £0, and the charity holds a freehold property valued at £1,000,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Payments made to a trustee for services as curator totaling £3,360 (£1,215 + £1,115 + £1,030).
Note: The amounts in bold* include payments to the trustee providing services to the charity as the library’s curator (as authorised by the trustees in accordance with the Charity Commission’s guidance): £1,215, £1,115 and £1,030.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to a trustee providing services as curator
Note: The amounts in bold* include payments to the trustee providing services to the charity as the library’s curator (as authorised by the trustees in accordance with the Charity Commission’s guidance): £1,215, £1,115 and £1,030.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — THE FRANCIS SKARYNA BELARUSIAN LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£111k£106k
31/12/2024£73k£107k
31/12/2023£36k£25k
31/12/2022£31k£60k
31/12/2021£17k£32k

Common questions

Is THE FRANCIS SKARYNA BELARUSIAN LIBRARY AND MUSEUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total receipts exceeded total payments by £5,389.37, resulting in a net increase in cash funds. The charity holds investment assets valued at £93,020.59, which are explicitly identified as the reserve fund established in accordance with its financial reserves policy. Liabilities are reported as £0, and the charity holds a freehold property valued at £1,000,000.