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FRIENDS OF HONLEY LIBRARY

Registered charity 1181829 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Library service and related activities

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£52k
Latest spending
£20k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £31,710 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £51,830 and expenditure of £20,120. Net assets and reserves increased to £68,783, comprising £67,719 in restricted funds and £1,064 in unrestricted funds. The trustees' report confirms the accounts were examined by an independent examiner with no material matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1k; policy: £5,000 over a 5-year period)
“The balance of £1064 represents our Unrestricted Funds. Our Reserves Policy states that we intend to build the unrestricted reserves to a value of £5,000 over a 5-year period.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£52k£20k
31/03/2024£45k£39k
31/03/2023£25k£13k
31/03/2022£3k£1k
31/03/2021£1k£597

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF HONLEY LIBRARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £31,710 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £51,830 and expenditure of £20,120. Net assets and reserves increased to £68,783, comprising £67,719 in restricted funds and £1,064 in unrestricted funds. The trustees' report confirms the accounts were examined by an independent examiner with no material matters requiring attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FRIENDS OF HONLEY LIBRARY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF HONLEY LIBRARY as a grant recipient include THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF HUDDERSFIELD COMMON GOOD TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF HUDDERSFIELD COMMON GOOD TRUSTFY2024£2k