EARLS BARTON LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1184350 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Public Library Service and related Community Activities.

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF EARLS BARTON AND SURROUNDING AREA ORCOMMUNITIES THE PROVISION OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY PLUS RELATED COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES FOR RECREATION AND OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID RESIDENTS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £12,571.08 for the year, primarily due to strategic spending on projects such as air conditioning and building improvements. Despite this loss, the trustees describe the financial position as strong and cash generative, with unrestricted reserves standing at £7,409.48 at year-end.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Geoffrey Martin Adamschair
• Carolyn Lesley Palot-Watts
• Claire Poole
• Dean Smith
• Hilary Hillman · trustee of 1 other charity
• IONA DENISE FLANAGAN · trustee of 2 other charities
• Nicholas Chapman · trustee of 1 other charity
• Robert Eric Watts Mr
• Stephen John Watkins

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

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