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ASSOCIATION OF SENIOR CHILDREN'S AND EDUCATION LIBRARIANS

Registered charity 1200443 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASCEL, Libraries Rising

ASCEL works with all governmental, professional and other organisations and individuals, including children and young people themselves, in order to promote the value and awareness of library and information services for young people;We develop policies and strategies and training opportunities for the membership to be able to enhance and sustain library services for CYP and their families.

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Latest income
£256k
Latest spending
£253k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total assets stood at £136,684, with free reserves of £105,971, which the trustees note represents 5.28 months of expenditure. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, citing secured Arts Council England funding through March 2026 and eligibility for an extension until 2028.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Arts Council England (70% of income)
“ASCEL is supported with core funding by Arts Council England to act as an Investment Principles Support Organisation. We have secured £200,000 per annum, payable in quarterly amounts of £50,000, between April 2024 and March 2025.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of essential running costs, plus redundancy costs (held: £106k)
“It is the intention of ASCEL to maintain an unrestricted reserve of three months of essential running costs, plus redundancy costs.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£256k£253k
31/03/2024£265k£189k
31/03/2023£61k£32k

Common questions

Is ASSOCIATION OF SENIOR CHILDREN'S AND EDUCATION LIBRARIANS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total assets stood at £136,684, with free reserves of £105,971, which the trustees note represents 5.28 months of expenditure. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, citing secured Arts Council England funding through March 2026 and eligibility for an extension until 2028. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government13/12/2023£15kInvestment funds