NOTTINGHAM IMAGINATION LIBRARY

Registered charity 1204435 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide early education for the public benefit in particular, but not exclusively, by the provision of high quality books for children aged under 5, living in Nottingham

Objects

TO PROMOTE EARLY EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF FREE, HIGH QUALITY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AGED UNDER 5, LIVING IN NOTTINGHAM.

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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Latest income
£133k
Latest spending
£13k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received an independent examination with no matters requiring attention to be drawn. The trustees confirmed that no expenses, remuneration, or benefits were received by trustees during the period, and there were no related party transactions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£133k£13k
30/06/2024£68k£1k

Common questions

Is NOTTINGHAM IMAGINATION LIBRARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received an independent examination with no matters requiring attention to be drawn. The trustees confirmed that no expenses, remuneration, or benefits were received by trustees during the period, and there were no related party transactions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NOTTINGHAM IMAGINATION LIBRARY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NOTTINGHAM IMAGINATION LIBRARY as a grant recipient include BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£40k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NOTTINGHAM MUNICIPAL CHARITIES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NOTTINGHAM IMAGINATION LIBRARY£133k—0unclear—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM MUNICIPAL CHARITIES FY2024£323k—0unclear—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM MUSIC SERVICE FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
CITY OF NOTTINGHAM HISTORIC BUILDINGS LIMITED FY2025£246k—0unclear—no doubt
LIFE EDUCATION EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED FY2025£355k—0below—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM CHILDREN YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES PROJECT LTD FY2025£159k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.