FRIENDS OF PUDDLETOWN LIBRARY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 27 November 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2025 – 5 April 2026
Latest income: £5,648
Latest expenditure: £4,613
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: C L I P, Puddletown Library, High Street, Puddletown, DORCHESTER, DT2 8RX

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.communitylibrarypuddletown.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Friends of Puddletown Library provide a centre for people to meet informally and library services for the people of the surrounding villages. Young children accompanied by their parents are provided with story telling and in introduction to reading by trained volunteers. Jigsaw puzzles and magazines are provided for all.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 15 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £5,648
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,613

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 5 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,836
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,440

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 5 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,031
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,283

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 21 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,044
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,969

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 27 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,879
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,559

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Dorset
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF PUDDLETOWN LIBRARY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2013-11-27T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 16/04/2012AS AMENDED ON 15/04/2013AS AMENDED ON 20/11/2013
Charitable Objects: TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF PUDDLETOWN AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO RUN THE LIBRARY SITED IN THE VILLAGE HALL, PUDDLETOWN KNOWN AS THE COMMUNITY LIBRARY IN PUDDLETOWN (CLIP) AND TO MAINTAIN, DEVELOP OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE LIBRARY FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 539482
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: FOPL

Charity Name Id: 539483
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CLIP

Charity Name Id: 539481
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: COMMUNITY LIBRARY IN PUDDLETOWN

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries