01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 2 June 2026
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: CLIFTON LIBRARY, 13 PRINCESS VICTORIA STREET, BRISTOL, BS8 4BX
Website recorded by the regulator: foccal.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To advance the education of the general public by the promotion, support, assistance and improvement of Clifton Library and its building and the Library Service in general. To promote the range of activities carried out by the Friends of Clifton Centre and Library.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bristol City
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FRIENDS OF CLIFTON CENTRE AND LIBRARY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2026-06-02T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 02 Jun 2026
- Charitable Objects
- THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE:TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION, SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF CLIFTON LIBRARY AND ITS BUILDING AND THE LIBRARY SERVICE IN GENERAL. TO PROMOTE THE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE FRIENDS OF CLIFTON CENTRE AND LIBRARY. THE OBJECTS WILL BE ACHIEVED, IN PARTICULAR BY:1. SUPPORTING THE RETENTION AND MAINTENANCE OF CLIFTON LIBRARY, WITH ADEQUATE PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND APPROPRIATE OPENING HOURS FOR THE COMMUNITY SERVED, AND OFFERING THE WIDEST POSSIBLE RANGE OF BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES AND OTHER MATERIALS IN AUDIO, VISUAL AND ELECTRONIC FORMATS;2. FACILITATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERING, ENABLING A SOCIAL HUB FOR EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY AND WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER LOCAL GROUPS, SCHOOLS AND ORGANISATIONS;3. SEEKING TO ENSURE THE CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF ACCESS TO COUNCIL SERVICES AND INFORMATION AT THE LIBRARY;4. ACTIVELY PROMOTING CLIFTON LIBRARY AND THE SERVICES IT PROVIDES TO THE WIDER COMMUNITY;5. DEVELOPING A PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE FRIENDS OF CLIFTON CENTRE AND LIBRARY SUCH AS THE CLIFTON LITFEST;6. FACILITATING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 706037
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- FOCCAL
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests