Registered charity (CIO) · Newcastle upon Tyne
Whickham Volunteer Library Association
- 12 trustees
- Income £41k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Allan Edward Short BSC MSCChair · since 2017
- Alison RichardsonTrustee · since 2018
- Andrew SummersonTrustee · since 2023
- Angela ToddTrustee · since 2023
- Anne MessereTrustee · since 2018
- David JohnsonTrustee · since 2023
- Denise Lorna BennettTrustee · since 2023
- Laura Catherine BennettTrustee · since 2026
- Margaret Caroline CraddockTrustee · since 2026
- Patricia Jane CampionTrustee · since 2018
- Peter Thomas CraigTrustee · since 2018
- Valentine DunnTrustee · since 2026
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
- Where
- Gateshead
- Website
- whickhamlibrary.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£41k£25k
- 2025£62k£50k
- 2024£23k£29k
Earlier years
- 2023£31k£14k
- 2022£31k£14k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 8%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF A LIBRARY FACILITY AND SERVICE AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE INHABITANTS OF WHICKHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS.TO FURTHER BENEFIT THE SAID INHABITANTS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR ANY OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS 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 OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.TO PROMOTE OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY, FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.
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.
12 trustees on the board
- Allan Edward Short BSC MSC Chair since 2017
- Alison Richardson since 2018
- Anne Messere since 2018
- Andrew Summerson since 2023
- Angela Todd since 2023
- David Johnson since 2023
- Denise Lorna Bennett since 2023
- Laura Catherine Bennett since 2026
- Margaret Caroline Craddock since 2026
- Patricia Jane Campion since 2018
- Peter Thomas Craig since 2018
- Valentine Dunn since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Allan Edward Short BSC MSC Chair since 2017
- Alison Richardson since 2018
- Anne Messere since 2018
- Patricia Jane Campion since 2018
- Peter Thomas Craig since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Allan Edward Short BSC MSC Chair since 2017
- Alison Richardson since 2018
- Anne Messere since 2018
- Andrew Summerson since 2023
- Angela Todd since 2023
- Denise Lorna Bennett since 2023
- Laura Catherine Bennett since 2026
- Margaret Caroline Craddock since 2026
- Patricia Jane Campion since 2018
- Peter Thomas Craig since 2018
- Valentine Dunn since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- David Johnson since 2023
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
- 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
- 1178050
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 23 Apr 2018 as amended on 24 Jan 2024
- Contact on the register
- 01914336424 · whickhamlibrary@gateshead.gov.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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