CONNORS TOY LIBRARIES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 29 April 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06872236
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £112,657
Latest expenditure: £149,778
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Connors Toy Library, Grenville House, St. Georges Square, Portsmouth, PO1 3AZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ctlib.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

13 community toy libraries, Child Carers Toy Store lending to professionals caring for other peoples children, stock of additional needs toys for loan. Outreach staff to support vulnerable families with home visits and escorted visits to community toy libraries.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 19 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 19 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £112,657
Total Gross Expenditure: £149,778

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 5 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £197,529
Total Gross Expenditure: £160,260

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £217,777
Total Gross Expenditure: £176,866

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 29 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £204,120
Total Gross Expenditure: £174,520

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 2 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 2 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £175,099
Total Gross Expenditure: £162,078

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £112,657
Total Gross Expenditure: £149,778
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 5 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £197,529
Total Gross Expenditure: £160,260
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 21

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £217,777
Total Gross Expenditure: £176,866
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 21

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £204,120
Total Gross Expenditure: £174,520
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 18

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 2 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £175,099
Total Gross Expenditure: £162,078
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £2,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 22

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Portsmouth City
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CONNORS TOY LIBRARIES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2009-04-29T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7 APRIL 2009 as amended on 15 Dec 2025
Charitable Objects: A) TO ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, THERAPEUTIC AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF:1. CHILDREN2. CHILD AND ADULT CARERS OF PERSONS WHOA RE DISABLED, LONG TERM SICK OR ELDERLY.3. DISABLED, LONG TERM SICK AND ELDERLY PERSONS IN RECEIPT OF CARE.IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.B) TO PROMOTE BETTER CARE AND UPBRINGING OF CHILDREN.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 496233
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CONNORS TOY LIBRARIES

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management