THOMAS PLUME'S LIBRARY

Registered charity 1179957 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To preserve and maintain for the benefit of the public the collection of pictures, books, and other historic artefacts collectively known as Thomas Plume's Library, Maldon, Essex.

Objects

TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE COLLECTION OF BOOKS, PICTURES, AND OTHER HISTORIC ARTEFACTS COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS THOMAS PLUMEÆS LIBRARY, MALDON, ESSEX

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net shortfall of £966 for the year, with unrestricted general fund income of £36,679 against expenditure of £37,645. Per the trustees' report, the total unrestricted reserves at year-end were £720,330, which the trustees consider adequate given the cash held in current and deposit accounts of £52,556.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (31/01/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Cllr Andrew Mark Laychair
• CLIVE RICHARD POTTER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Katayoun Claydon
• Lady Sheena Berney
• Nicholas Spenceley
• Rev Heather Mary Ann Atkinson · trustee of 4 other charities
• Rev John Franklin DICKENS · trustee of 2 other charities
• Sarah Elizabeth Dignasse BSc · trustee of 1 other charity
• Stella Shires
• Susan Mary Swaffin-Smith · trustee of 2 other charities
• Tom Baster

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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