SHENSTONE COMMUNITY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1170598 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity runs a public library on behalf of Staffordshire County Council. It is entirely staffed by volunteers, and includes a coffee shop. There is a regular programme of events for adults and children.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN SHENSTONE, LICHFIELD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SUPPORTING THE PROVISION OF A LENDING LIBRARY;(2) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF SHENSTONE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHERTHE SAID RESIDENTS 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 RECREATIONLEISURE 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: General Charitable Purposes · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds at year-end were £40,605.71, comprising a current account balance of £1,914.28, a contingency account of £18,581.57, and a savings account of £20,000.00. The charity reported a net surplus of £4,506.29 for the year, with total receipts of £61,190.53 against total payments of £56,684.24.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Staffs CC. Discloses 4 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 policy and procedures
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• LYNDA STELLA JONESchair
• FRANK WEETMAN
• Hannah Smith
• JEFFREY ROBERT PEACOCK
• Jan Scobie
• Jane Teresa Cotton

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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