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Activities & Mission

Promoting and encouraging a love of reading.Providing free access to information.Inspiring people of all ages to learn, imagine, create, succeed.Guiding and supporting people to explore and connect to the wider world.Offering a welcoming space to meet, socialise, learn, read and enjoy new experiences.Supporting the health and wellbeing of individuals and local communities.

Fundraising

See where Libraries Unlimited South West is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£9,542,154
Latest Expenditure
£9,462,065

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 98.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £702,866
Charitable Activities £8,103,628
Other Trading £531,967
Investments £203,693
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £9,412,344
Raising Funds £49,721
Governance £8,430
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£9,542,154£9,462,065£9,412,344£3,472,154£3,241,261371 / 632
2023£8,502,619£9,002,652£8,850,352£3,392,065£3,208,065383 / 550
2022£8,900,000£8,299,000£8,176,000£3,892,000£3,354,000359 / 442
2021£9,535,000£7,186,000£7,057,000£3,280,000£2,497,000373 / 0
2020£8,369,000£7,997,000£7,943,000£931,000£931,000376 / 184

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Libraries Unlimited
Exeter Library
Castle Street
EXETER
EX4 3PQ
Registration Date
9 November 2016
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
5076556
Charity Number
1170092

Trustees

Morgen Witzel
Alexander John Kittow
Crystal Ja-Nae Carter
Marie Bernadette Chadwick
Lynn Elspeth Morris
Professor Marwa Tourky
Eve Courtney Ashton
Alan Jeffrey Nash
Steven Williams
Katie Villa
Pamela Joy Morrison

Sectors & Classifications