LANGNEY COMMUNITY LIBRARY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 3 September 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 August 2025 – 31 July 2026
Latest income: £3,350
Latest expenditure: £3,787
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Unit 13, Langney Shopping Centre, 64 Kingfisher Drive, EASTBOURNE, East Sussex, BN23 7RT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.langneycommunitylibrary.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Operating from within the Langney Shopping Centre in Eastbourne, we are a community-run library for the residents of Langney and surrounding areas providing free membership to those that wish to use the library to borrow books and/or use the library's laptops to e.g. access/send emails and access the Internet. We offer IT support. We offer printing/ photocopying facilities (at competitive rates).

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 5 November 2026
Date Accounts Received: 5 November 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,350
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,787

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,221
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,149

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 7 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £7,919
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,995

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 21 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 21 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,100
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,962

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 2 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 2 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,796
Total Gross Expenditure: £22,081

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2027
Ar Received Date: 5 November 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,350
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,787
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Count Volunteers: 26

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,221
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,149
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
Count Volunteers: 21

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £7,919
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,995
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
Count Volunteers: 23

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 21 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,100
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,962
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 33

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 2 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,796
Total Gross Expenditure: £22,081
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: 19

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: East Sussex
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: LANGNEY COMMUNITY LIBRARY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-09-03T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 03 Sep 2018 as amended on 06 Feb 2019 as amended on 26 Oct 2026
Charitable Objects: THE AIM OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY BASED PUBLIC AMENITY NAMELY A PUBLIC LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY HUB SITUATED IN THE LANGNEY SHOPPING CENTRE IN EASTBOURNE, DRAWING ON THE SURROUNDING AREA AND COMMUNITIES.TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE LANGNEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS AND COMMUNITIES THE PROVISION OF THE LIBRARY FOR LEARNING, RECREATION AND OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, YOUTH, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID RESIDENTS.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures