FRIENDS OF TOTTINGTON LIBRARY

Registered charity 1176071 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of a community centre and free lending library to the residents of Tottington, Walshaw, Affetside and surrounding areas.

Objects

1. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF TOTTINGTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPTIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN TOTTINGTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF A LENDING LIBRARY.

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: Bury, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted funds of £49,393 at the year end, representing a net increase from the previous year's £41,957. The charity reported a net income of £7,436, derived from incoming resources of £43,671 against total resources expended of £36,235. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards.

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 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 14/03/2024, 43 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of Tottington Library (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CATHERINE MCMANUS
• Carole Ann Hurst · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christine Flaherty
• David Wilkinson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Patrick David Roger Neininger
• Jane Marie Houldsworth
• MARY PRICE
• Ronald Dainter
• Susanne Louise Burns

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

Operates in: Bury

Income and spending

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• FRIENDS OF HONLEY LIBRARY income £52k
• FRIENDS OF SOUTHWOLD LIBRARY income £46k
• FRIENDS OF THE FREE SCHOOL income £20k
• THE FRIENDS OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY income £1.6m
• FRIENDS OF JESMOND LIBRARY income £65k
• FRIENDS OF TOWERS FUNDRAISING ASSOCIATION income £30k

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