FRIENDS OF WASH COMMON LIBRARY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 29 August 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £9,423
Latest expenditure: £9,515
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: WASH COMMON LIBRARY, GLENDALE AVENUE, NEWBURY, RG14 6TL

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Friends of Wash Common Library was set up in 2017 as a response to the threatened closure of the library by West Berkshire Council. After a campaign lasting nearly two years the Friends, with support from Newbury Town Council, re-opened the library as a Community library. FoWCL fund and manage the library, it Is completely independent of WBLS and is run entirely by volunteers.

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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: 27 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £9,423
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,515

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: 26 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £7,518
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,619

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: 10 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,628
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,924

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: 5 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,173
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,040

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: 21 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,567
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,418

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: West Berkshire
Welsh Ind: No

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

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF WASH COMMON LIBRARY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2018-08-29T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 02 MAY 2018AS AMENDED ON 15 AUG 2018
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN WASH COMMON AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA OR COMMUNITIES BY OPERATING AND MANAGING A LENDING LIBRARY.