THE FARNHAM COMMON COMMUNITY LIBRARY

Registered charity 1189181 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Objects of the CIO are to advance the education of the public by the provision of a lending libraryservice and such other events and activities for the education of the residents of Farnham Common andthe surrounding area, as the Trustees deem appropriate.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income
£113k
Latest spending
£112k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £174,033, with £120,000 designated for future running costs and £54,033 available as general reserves. The trustees are confident that sufficient funds are available to operate the library for the period of the current agreement and beyond, despite noting there is no certainty regarding future County Council funding levels.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
The trustees are satisfied that the Library is a going concern. The Resource Grant Agreement is due to be renewed at 1 April 2027. There is currently no indication of the level of funding from the County Council but the trustees are confident that sufficient funds are available to operate the library for the period of that agreement and beyond. — page 2
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: No trustee received any remuneration. Payments totalling £3,415 were made for garden maintenance to a business run by a related party of one trustee.
No trustee received any remuneration. Payments totalling £3,415 (2025:£175) were made for garden maintenance and landscaping to a business run by a related party of one trustee.
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments totalling £3,415 (2025:£175) were made for garden maintenance and landscaping to a business run by a related party of one trustee. These payments were at normal commercial rates.
Payments totalling £3,415 (2025:£175) were made for garden maintenance and landscaping to a business run by a related party of one trustee. These payments were at normal commercial rates. — page 8
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£113k£112k
31/03/2025£43k£32k
31/03/2024£36k£33k
31/03/2023£34k£33k
31/03/2022£27k£24k

Common questions

Is THE FARNHAM COMMON COMMUNITY LIBRARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £174,033, with £120,000 designated for future running costs and £54,033 available as general reserves. The trustees are confident that sufficient funds are available to operate the library for the period of the current agreement and beyond, despite noting there is no certainty regarding future County Council funding levels. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.