Registered charity (CIO) · Leicester
Great Glen Community Library
Great Glen Community Library is a registered charity (number 1164666) based in Leicester, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £20k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Ggcl (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £20k (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
- Where
- Leicestershire
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£20k£22k
- 2025£5k£10k
- 2024£6k£9k
Earlier years
- 2023£2k£7k
- 2022£4k£7k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 65%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF GGCL ARE AS FOLLOWS:1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GREAT GLEN AND THE SURROUNDING VILLAGESBY PROVIDING AND MANAGING A LENDING LIBRARY.2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF GREAT GLEN AND THE SURROUNDING VILLAGES THE PROVISION OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR RECREATION AND/OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID RESIDENTS.
Grants received
1 grant · £2,000 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £2,000
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Andrea Vear since 2017
- DR Barbara Cooke since 2015
- Josephine Morrish since 2024
- Melinda Jane Ingram since 2015
- Martin Arnold since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrea Vear since 2017
- DR Barbara Cooke since 2015
- Melinda Jane Ingram since 2015
- Martin Arnold since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Andrea Vear since 2017
- DR Barbara Cooke since 2015
- Josephine Morrish since 2024
- Melinda Jane Ingram since 2015
- Martin Arnold since 2017
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1164666
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 03 Dec 2015
- Contact on the register
- 01162593052 · admin@greatglencommunitylibrary.co.uk
- 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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