Registered charity (CIO) · Suffolk
Voices for Gainsborough Community Library
- 6 trustees
- Income £29k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science and 3 more
- Where
- Suffolk
- Website
- suffolklibraries.co.uk/about/member-organisations/voices-for-gainsborough-community-library (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£29k£26k
- 2024£49k£66k
- 2023£35k£32k
Earlier years
- 2022£36k£26k
- 2021£27k£20k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 13%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CIO ARE (I)TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE IP3 AREA OF IPSWICH WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS 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 AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS; AND(II)TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE CENTRE') AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME(WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]
Grants received
17 grants · £20,655 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
- Suffolk Community Foundation · £15,405 (13 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £3,750 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,000
- Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation · £500
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
- Mike Peacock Chair since 2026
- Amy Peachey since 2019
- Carol Debman since 2015
- Kay Louise Gibson since 2022
- Leon Porter since 2015
- Mandy Grimwood since 2012
Trustees past 6 years
- Amy Peachey since 2019
- Carol Debman since 2015
- Leon Porter since 2015
- Mandy Grimwood since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Mike Peacock Chair since 2026
- Amy Peachey since 2019
- Kay Louise Gibson since 2022
- Leon Porter since 2015
- Mandy Grimwood since 2012
Portfolio (1)
- Carol Debman since 2015
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
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
- 1165302
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 25 Jan 2016
- Contact on the register
- 01473927270 · V4GCLCommittee@yahoo.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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