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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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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

6y median 5y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 3Education/training 3Recreation 3

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£4k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

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
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