GLADSTONE'S LIBRARY
Registered charity 701399 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SDL, ST DEINIOL'S LIBRARY
Gladstone's residential Library is a resource for theology/spirituality, history/current affairs and literary culture.
Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that total unrestricted and restricted income increased by 15% while total expenditure rose by 10%, resulting in a net decrease in total funds of £6,845. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,011,758, which the trustees note are below their stated policy target of 12 months' expenditure, currently equivalent to 8 months of normal expenditure.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 12 months expenditure of a typical trading year (held: £1.0m)
“The reserves policy of the charity is to hold unrestricted, free reserves equivalent to 12 months expenditure of a typical trading year.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Gladstone’s Library Services Ltd
“Gladstone’s Library Services Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of the charity which runs the café/restaurant services to support Gladstone’s Library.” — page 34
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Revd. Dr Andrea Russell — Warden (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- National Heritage Memorial Fund — “Gladstone’s Library is currently undergoing vital restoration and repair work to our unique Grade I listed building thanks to support from t…” (source page)
- Garfield Weston Foundation — “Garfield Weston Foundation is kindly supporting Gladstone’s Library’s core costs in 2026/27” (source page)
- Stavros Niarchos Foundation — “Gladstone’s Library has received funding from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) to develop and deliver a new two-year engagement program…” (source page)
- The National Manuscripts Conservation Trust — “Gladstone’s Library has received funding from The National Manuscripts Conservation Trust (NMCT) to help conserve 20+bundles of letters link…” (source page)
- Friends of the Nations’ Libraries — “Gladstone’s Library received funding from Friends of the Nations’ Libraries in 2025/26 to help enhance the Glynne-Gladstone Archive.” (source page)
- Flintshire County Council Community Chest — “The new outdoor bicycle rack at Gladstone’s Library was made possible thanks to support from Flintshire County Council’s Community Chest gra…” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£81k
Reported reserves equal ~7.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (40% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (09/06/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GLADSTONE'S LIBRARY financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted and restricted income increased by 15% while total expenditure rose by 10%, resulting in a net decrease in total funds of £6,845. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,011,758, which the trustees note are below their stated policy target of 12 months' expenditure, currently equivalent to 8 months of normal expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.
Who funds GLADSTONE'S LIBRARY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GLADSTONE'S LIBRARY as a grant recipient include SION COLLEGE, Friends of the Nations' Libraries.
Known funders
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