01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC011403
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- DG13 0AH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Trust hereby created shall be held by us in trust for the ends, uses and purposes following: The Trust shall be known as 'The Langholm Library Trust'. The Trust estate shall be held in name of the Trustees and shall be applied for the following charitable purposes: Preservation and conservation of books received by Langholm Town Council from the former Langholm Library Committee and now to be passed over to the Trust. Making all the books held by the Trustees available as a reference Library for the public in an apartment(s) in the Langholm Library Building to be provided by the Local Authority. Replacement as required and for the enlargement of the stock of books held by the Trustees with other volumes suitable for reference purposes. Encouraging the use of the library apartment by the townsfolk of Langholm as a cultural, study and information centre. Receipt of gifts, including donations, legacies and bequests and the administration of these funds for the foregoing purposes.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It does none of these
Constitutional objectives
The Trust hereby created shall be held by us in trust for the ends, uses and purposes following namely:- (First) That the Trust shall be known as 'The Langholm Library Trust'. (Second) That the Trust estate shall be held in name of the Trustees and shall be applied for the following charitable purposes and no others, namely:- (one) for the preservation and conservation of the books received by Langholm Town Council from the former Langholm Library Committee and now to be passed over to the Trust. (two) for making all the books held by the Trustees available as a reference Library for the public in an apartment or apartments in the Langholm Library Building to be provided by the Local Authority. (three) for the replacement as required and for the enlargement of the stock of books held by the Trustees with other volumes suitable for reference purposes. (four) for encouraging the use of the library apartment by the townsfolk of Langholm as a cultural, study and information centre. (five) for the receipt of gifts of all kinds, including donations, legacies and bequests and for the administration of these funds for the foregoing purposes. and (six) for the carrying out of all actions or operations which are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the foregoing objects.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2025 | £556 | £100 | 0 | 22 November 2025 |
| 15 May 2024 | £95 | £234 | 0 | 10 November 2024 |
| 15 May 2023 | £96 | £235 | 0 | 18 November 2023 |
| 15 May 2022 | £25 | £78 | 0 | 7 November 2022 |
| 15 May 2021 | £1,313 | £589 | 0 | 17 January 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 1 Buccleuch Crescent, Langholm, Dumfriesshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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