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Registered charity (CIO) · England

Elson Community Library and HUB

Elson Community Library and HUB is a registered charity (number 1192590) based in England, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Karen Denise Hutchison since 2020. Latest income £60k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £60k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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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, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
Where
Hampshire
Website
WWW.ELSONLIBRARY.ORG.UK (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2020

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£60k£51k
  • 2024£72k£50k
  • 2023£61k£47k
Earlier years
  • 2022£38k£43k
  • 2021£54k£33k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 37%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1. TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY CAN FREELY ACCESS LITERATURE AND TECHNOLOGY. 2. TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY LIBRARY HUB WHERE GROUPS AND RESIDENTS CAN ENGAGE IN HOBBIES AND INTERESTS. 3. TO PROVIDE SCHOOLS, RESIDENTS AND ORGANISATIONS ACCESS TO A LEARNING CENTRE.4. PROVIDE A VENUE FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS AND EVENTS.

Grants received

2 grants · £95,133 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £95,133 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £4,0002024-12-05
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £91,1332021-03-29
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.

7 trustees on the board

5.3y median 6y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure
5
trustees past 6 years
9.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

1
company-linked trustees

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

Economic/community Development/employment 7General Charitable Purposes 7Recreation 7

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Tech and media 1

Gaps to watch

  • 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£60k 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
1192590
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 30 Nov 2020
Contact on the register
07867527952 · TREASURER@ELSONLIBRARY.ORG.UK
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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