BOSTALL LIBRARY COMMUNITY GROUP

Registered charity 1165313 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLCG

Lending of books, audio books on CD, and DVDs.Provision of public access PCs, high-speed internet, WiFi, scanning and printing.Provision of some Council services.Primary school visits.Several activities for toddlers & mums, young children, and study zone for teenagers.Several activities for adults, computer buddy, reading groups.Coffee Shop & communal hub.Community cinema.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF BLCG ARE(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE DISTRICT OF BOSTALL IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY LENDING LIBRARY, COMMUNITY HUB AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES.(B) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN BOSTALL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND 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 · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £15,000 in cash funds and £42,600 in reserves on deposit. The primary source of funds is an annual grant from the London Borough of Bexley, supplemented by income from the coffee shop, counter sales, and fundraising events. The trustees indicate an intention to maintain or increase reserves to protect against future grant cuts and fund future projects.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting 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).

• National Lottery Community Fund — “This is all thanks to the National Lottery Community Fund who, after a success bid last year, gave us all the money to spend on our latest p…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW BRYANSchair
• ADRIAN REEVES
• Antony Julian Bulmer

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

Operates in: Bexley

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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