Registered charity (CIO) · Northampton
The County TOY Library
- 4 trustees
- Income £19k (2025)
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
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Northamptonshire
- Website
- www.northamptonshirecountytoylibrary.wordpress.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£19k£19k
- 2024£19k£14k
- 2023£18k£11k
Earlier years
- 2022£13k£12k
- 2021£8k£3k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 11%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(A)THE PROVISION OF A NOT FOR PROFIT LENDING LIBRARY OF EDUCATIONAL, STIMULATING AND AGE APPROPRIATE TOYS AND EQUIPMENT FOR BABIES AND CHILDREN; (B) PROMOTING WITHIN THE COUNTY THE USE AND BENEFIT OF TOY LIBRARIES FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.
Grants received
1 grant · £4,234 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
- True Colours Trust · £4,234
Most recent
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Lorraine Elks Chair since 2015
- Debra Scott since 2015
- Laura Furr since 2018
- Samantha Wright since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Lorraine Elks Chair since 2015
- Debra Scott since 2015
- Laura Furr since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Lorraine Elks Chair since 2015
- Debra Scott since 2015
- Laura Furr since 2018
- Samantha Wright since 2025
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.
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
- 1166245
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 29 Mar 2016
- Contact on the register
- 07843642320 · northamptonshiretoylibrary@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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