CATTERICK, RICHMOND AND COLBURN COMMUNITY LIBRARIES

Registered charity 1171181 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CRACCL

Community libraries

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN NORTH YORKSHIRE BY ASSISTING AND SUPPORTING THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY LIBRARIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH RESIDENTS.

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

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Registered contact address: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £186,705, which the trustees describe as adequate cash reserves enabling the charity to absorb financial pressures and maintain a sustainable footing. The charity reported a net income surplus of £9,527 for the year, with total funds increasing from £177,178 to £186,705. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the financial statements.

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 handling
• 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
• 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

Funders the charity credits

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

• Purple Creative Studio — “CRACCL is grateful for the support of Purple Creative Studio in the design and hosting of this website” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Michael Anthony Cottonchair
• CATHERINE LESLEY CAMPBELL WYTHE · trustee of 1 other charity
• CHRISTOPHER YOUNG
• Dr Lucy Janet Atkinson
• Eithne Longstaff
• Lorraine Hodgson · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Common questions

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• M I CHARITABLE TRUST income £21k
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Side by side with its peers

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