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Registered charity · Shrewsbury

The Friends of Pontesbury Library

The Friends of Pontesbury Library is a registered charity (number 1176789) based in Shrewsbury, governed by 6 trustees. Latest income £8k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 6 trustees
  • Income £8k (2026)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Recreation
Where
Shropshire
Website
www.pontesburylibrary.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2018

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£8k£6k
  • 2025£6k£5k
  • 2024£6k£6k
Earlier years
  • 2023£10k£6k
  • 2022£7k£7k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

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.

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.

6 trustees on the board

6y median 6.5y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

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

Gaps to watch

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

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£6k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1176789
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 07 SEP 2017AS AMENDED ON 18 JAN 2018
Contact on the register
01743 250610 · info@pontesburylibrary.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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