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.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN INSTITUTE FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF DOLGELLAU AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETING, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHBITANTS.

Area of benefit: DOLGELLAU AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

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.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• BOB GUNTON · trustee of 1 other charity
• BRANWEN RHYS DAFYDD · trustee of 1 other charity
• DYFRIG SIENCYN SIENCYN
• HEILYN WILLIAMS · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOHN CADWALADR · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jo Checkley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nia Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sion Edwards
• YWAIN MYFYR

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

Operates in: Gwynedd

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