Registered charity (CIO) · Leicester
Cosby Community Library
Cosby Community Library is a registered charity (number 1168347) based in Leicester, governed by 3 trustees. Latest income £9k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as CCL (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £9k (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
- Education/training, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Leicestershire
- Website
- www.cosbycommunitylibrary.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£9k£10k
- 2024£8k£23k
- 2023£35k£22k
Earlier years
- 2022£9k£10k
- 2021£15k£3k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 11%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(1)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN COSBY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A LENDING LIBRARY.(2)TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF COSBY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, 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.
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
- Helen Margaret Lapidge since 2017
- Lesley Joan Clarke since 2017
- Terry Crossley since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Helen Margaret Lapidge since 2017
- Lesley Joan Clarke since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Helen Margaret Lapidge since 2017
- Lesley Joan Clarke since 2017
- Terry Crossley since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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.
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
- 1168347
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 21 Jul 2016
- Contact on the register
- 07789756771 · cosby.community.library@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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