BUCKBY LIBRARY & HUB

Registered charity 1185196 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUCKBY HUB

Provide a library facility, activities, educational community resource and venue for the benefit of the inhabitants of Long Buckby and surrounding areas, by bringing together the inhabitants, voluntary and other organisations to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation time occupation whilst improving the conditions of life for the residents.

Objects

TO PROVIDE A LIBRARY FACILITY AND SERVICE AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LONG BUCKBY AND SURROUNDING AREAS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR ANY OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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: West Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total reserves of £79,820 at the end of March 2025, comprising £16,635 in unrestricted reserves. The trustees report that they maintain free reserves to ensure the ability to operate core activities for a minimum of 12 months, indicating a stable financial position focused on long-term sustainability.

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

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• 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
• 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).

• James Mackaness Family Charitable Trust — “A Huge THANK YOU to our Local Supporters James Mackaness Family Charitable Trust” (source page)

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Daniel Christopher Rayner
• Elizabeth Crofts
• Jane Rintoul CBE
• Sir Robin Richard Tilt

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KIRBY MUXLOE LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY HUB.

• KIRBY MUXLOE LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY HUB income £30k
• BIRKDALE COMMUNITY HUB AND LIBRARY income £51k
• HUNGERFORD LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY TRUST income £39k
• LEE HUB - INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY LIBRARY income £41k
• BOOKHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £193k
• LONG BUCKBY COMMUNITY CENTRE income £83k

Side by side with its peers

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