BEDALE COMMUNITY LIBRARY

Registered charity 1171085 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity delivers library and information services for the public benefit as well as additional activities such as the Summer Reading Challenge for children, Story Time sessions for pre-school children, Rhymetime sessions for the same age group, regular IT drop in sessions for all ages and a Home Library Information Service for the delivery of books to the elderly and housebound.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE RESIDENTS OF BEDALE, THE RESIDENTS OF NORTH YORKSHIRE, AND OTHER LIBRARY USERS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY LIBRARY FACILITY AND OTHER SERVICES

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 FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained adequate cash reserves of £68,606 at the end of the period, an increase from the previous year's £43,500. The trustees reported that prudent financial management allowed the charity to cope with the difficult economic climate. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bedale Community Library (matched by registered charity number).

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 — “Bedale Community Library which has been run by volunteers since 2017, has secured £20,000 in funding from the National Lottery Community Fun…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jennifer Melanie Jean Barriechair
• Andrew Charles Reeves
• Charlie Wilson
• Christine Chipp
• Christopher John McGee
• Elaine Averis
• Jade Gill

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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