DOLGELLAU INSTITUTE (KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE FREE LIBRARY)

Registered charity 514712 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FREE LIBRARY DOLGELLAU

The provision and maintenance of an institute for the inhabitants of Dolgellau and the neighbourhood thereof, without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures and classes and other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the condition of life for the said inhabitants.

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Latest income
£34k
Latest spending
£44k
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £9,496.75, resulting in a closing balance of £32,133.05. Income was derived from grants and hiring fees, while expenditure included staff salaries and maintenance costs. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and that the accounts corresponded with those records.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gwynedd

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£34k£44k
31/03/2024£33k£16k
31/03/2023£27k£22k
31/03/2022£108k£150k
31/03/2021£61k£63k

Common questions

Is DOLGELLAU INSTITUTE (KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE FREE LIBRARY) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £9,496.75, resulting in a closing balance of £32,133.05. Income was derived from grants and hiring fees, while expenditure included staff salaries and maintenance costs. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and that the accounts corresponded with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.