Registered charity · Dorchester
Friends of Puddletown Library
Friends of Puddletown Library is a registered charity (number 1154773) based in Dorchester, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Paul Poser since 2021. Latest income £6k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Community Library in Puddletown, Fopl, Clip (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £6k (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
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
- Where
- Dorset
- Website
- www.communitylibrarypuddletown.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£6k£5k
- 2025£4k£4k
- 2024£3k£4k
Earlier years
- 2023£3k£2k
- 2022£2k£3k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF PUDDLETOWN AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO RUN THE LIBRARY SITED IN THE VILLAGE HALL, PUDDLETOWN KNOWN AS THE COMMUNITY LIBRARY IN PUDDLETOWN (CLIP) AND TO MAINTAIN, DEVELOP OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE LIBRARY FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Paul Poser Chair since 2021
- Peter Bishop since 2013
- Peter Redman since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Peter Bishop since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Paul Poser Chair since 2021
- Peter Bishop since 2013
- Peter Redman since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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
- 1154773
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 16/04/2012AS AMENDED ON 15/04/2013AS AMENDED ON 20/11/2013
- Contact on the register
- 01305848176 · puddletownLibrary@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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