LEWISHAM TOY LIBRARY

Registered charity 271496 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aim of the Toy Library, as set out in its constitution, is the education of children aged 0-8 within the London Borough of Lewisham by the provision of educational and stimulating toys and play equipment.

Objects

THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITHIN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL AND STIMULATING TOYS AND PLAY EQUIPMENT.

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained a healthy unrestricted reserves position of £78,127 at the end of the financial year, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of three months' running costs. Although the charity reported a net deficit of £2,651 for the year due to increased staff costs, the trustees confirm that disciplined financial management and strong cash flow control have preserved a solid financial foundation.

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 5 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• 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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Elizabeth Stevensonchair
• Alice Alfert
• Elisabeth Poirel
• Huriesh Nandakumar
• Jennifer Luk
• Jill Hamilton
• Tanuj Modasia-Shah

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

Operates in: Lewisham

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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