The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Friends of Ipswich County Library

Registered charity 1165946 CIO Registered since 2016

Operates: Suffolk

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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.

4
trustees on the board
7.5y median 7.5y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure
2
trustees past 6 years
7.5y
average years in governance
4 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
0
company-linked trustees

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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Contact

Websitewww.suffolklibraries.co.uk/visit/locations-and-times/ipswich-county-library
Emailcharmain.osborne@suffolklibraries.co.uk
Phone01473927260
AddressCOUNTY LIBRARY, NORTHGATE STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3DE

Finances

£1,787 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£8,503£9,903
2022£614£378
2023£1,207£1,339
2024£889£1,017
2025£1,787£1,171

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceRecreation

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Services

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN IPSWICH, SUFFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A LENDING LIBRARY.2. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF IPSWICH, SUFFOLK 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.

Governing document: CIO - Association Registered 09 Mar 2016

Trustees (4)

4trustees
0aged 70+

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