LEVENSHULME OLD LIBRARY

Registered charity 1165870 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LOL

We are a community arts organisation with a vision to grow as a vibrant, safe and welcoming community focused hub to enrich people's lives.Strategic objectives:Grow our income to ensure sustainability.Deliver internal improvements to the building.Develop an active community of co-producers, volunteers and participants.Widen and diversify our audiences.A community asset transfer.

Objects

TO BENEFIT AND FURTHER THE RESIDENTS OF LEVENSHULME AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD,WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BYASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS INA COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FORRECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THERESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH ORSECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANYSTATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BYTHE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

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

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £11,481 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £35,245. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern and note that unrestricted reserves were above their stated policy target of three months of core running costs.

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 5 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 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
• 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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Architectural Heritage Fund — “Levenshulme Old Library has been awarded a Project Viability Grant from the Architectural Heritage Fund” (source page)
• UK Government — “supported by UK Government” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Laura Carrollchair
• Emma Collins · trustee of 1 other charity
• Gabrielle Harrison
• Jen Taylor
• Noel Connolly
• Or Tshuva

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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