The Friends of Pontesbury Library

Registered charity 1176789 Registered since 2018

Operates: Shropshire

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trustees on the board

6y median 6.5y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

average years in governance

5 vs 0 portfolio

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Sector coverage

Education/training 6General Charitable Purposes 6Recreation 5The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

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

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Contact

Website	www.pontesburylibrary.co.uk
Email	info@pontesburylibrary.co.uk
Phone	01743 250610
Address	The Pavilion, Hall Bank, Pontesbury, SHREWSBURY, SY5 0RF

Finances

£6,169 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£7,549	£6,175
2022	£7,291	£7,189
2023	£9,570	£6,242
2024	£5,994	£5,744
2025	£6,169	£5,404

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingRecreation

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Other Finance

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘THE OBJECTS’) ARE:(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN PONTESBURY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY SUPPORTING THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND RESOURCE CENTRE.(2) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF PONTESBURY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, DISABILITY 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 FACILITATELEARNING AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, FOR RECREATION, LEISURE TIME AND OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 07 SEP 2017AS AMENDED ON 18 JAN 2018

Trustees (6)

6trustees

0aged 70+

Dr Caroline Wright since 2025
Dr Wendy-Jane Walton since 2021
Elizabeth Merle Traves since 2021
Irene M Windows since 2018
Nick Hignett since 2017
Yvonne A Davies since 2018

Connected charities (1)

Pontesbury Public Hall 1 shared trustee

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