Friends of Benson Library

Registered charity 1176595 CIO Registered since 2018

Operates: Oxfordshire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

6.4y median 7y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

6.5y

average years in governance

9 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 10Education/training 1Religious Activities 1

Gaps to watch

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

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Contact

Website	friendsofbensonlibrary.co.uk
Email	MARY.PHILLIPSON@BTINTERNET.COM
Phone	01491824158
Address	Benson Library, Castle Square, Benson, WALLINGFORD, Oxfordshire, OX10 6SD

Finances

£9,126 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£3,835	£5,524
2021	£2,857	£1,449
2022	£8,182	£10,873
2023	£8,304	£4,828
2024	£9,126	£10,621

What it does

What

General Charitable Purposes

How

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Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION OF THE USE OF A PUBLIC LENDING LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF BENSON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 10 Jan 2018 as amended on 24 Sep 2023

Trustees (10)

10trustees

0aged 70+

Frances Mary Swann Chair since 2019
Brendan Harold Thorpe since 2023
Christopher Richard Jack Swann since 2019
Fiona Margaret Thomson-TUR since 2019
John Andrew Murphy since 2018
Judith Emily Pignon since 2020
Lucy Mary Browne since 2022
Mary Angela Phillipson since 2019
Patrick Finbarr O'Connor MA BA Fcis since 2018
Vivien Mary Gardner since 2019

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The Davey Consort CIO 1 shared trustee

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