Registered charity (CIO) · Church Stretton
Friends of Church Stretton Library
Friends of Church Stretton Library is a registered charity (number 1182554) based in Church Stretton, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Sheila Margaret Davies since 2019. Latest income £16k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £16k (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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Recreation
- Where
- Shropshire
- Website
- www.strettonlibraryfriends.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2019
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£16k£5k
- 2024£10k£12k
- 2023£10k£4k
Earlier years
- 2022£12k£5k
- 2021£7k£1k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE PURPOSE OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN CHURCH STRETTON AND SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SUPPORTING THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRETO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF CHURCH STRETTON AND 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 ORGANISATION IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND FACILITATE LEARNING 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
- Sheila Margaret Davies Chair since 2019
- Ben Warren since 2019
- Beth Lavinia Furlong since 2021
- Inese Nielsen since 2022
- Margaret Quartly since 2019
- Patricia Leslie Thomas since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Sheila Margaret Davies Chair since 2019
- Ben Warren since 2019
- Margaret Quartly since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Sheila Margaret Davies Chair since 2019
- Ben Warren since 2019
- Beth Lavinia Furlong since 2021
- Inese Nielsen since 2022
- Margaret Quartly since 2019
- Patricia Leslie Thomas since 2025
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
- 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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1182554
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 20 Mar 2019
- Contact on the register
- 01694722535 · admin@strettonlibraryfriends.org.uk
- 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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