Registered charity · Essex
Colchester Toy Library
- 6 trustees
- Income £5k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 1 more
- Where
- Essex
- Website
- https//colchestertoylibrary.wordpress.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1991
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£5k£11k
- 2025£16k£11k
- 2024£7k£10k
Earlier years
- 2023£11k£10k
- 2022£11k£9k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 12%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE AND EDUCATE CHILDREN, IN PARTICULAR THOSE WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS, BY THE PROVISION OF PLAY EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUCTION. TO PROMOTE THE SHARING, RESUSE AND RECYCLING OF TOYS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Grants received
8 grants · £40,840 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Essex Community Foundation · £22,295 (5 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £18,545 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
6 trustees on the board
- Alison Frankish since 2019
- Debbie Carman since 2016
- Jessica Maller since 2018
- Julie Jarman since 2022
- Katrina Novotna since 2018
- Mrs Chris Earey
Trustees past 6 years
- Alison Frankish since 2019
- Debbie Carman since 2016
- Jessica Maller since 2018
- Katrina Novotna since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Alison Frankish since 2019
- Debbie Carman since 2016
- Jessica Maller since 2018
- Julie Jarman since 2022
- Katrina Novotna since 2018
- Mrs Chris Earey
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1001733
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30TH APRIL 1990 AS AMENDED ON 6TH NOVEMBER 1990 AND 23RD SEPTEMBER 1998AS AMENDED ON 19 OCT 2004AS AMENDED ON 30 JUN 2005 AS AMENDED ON 09 SEP 2017AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 16 MAY 2019 as amended on 09 Sep 2017
- Contact on the register
- 07533792874 · colchestertoylibrary@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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