Rhoose Community Library
What it does
Community library and Activity Centre for Rhoose and the surrounding area.
Its charitable purposes
1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN RHOOSE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING A PUBLIC LENDING LIBRARY AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES.2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF RHOOSE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Recreation
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Vale of Glamorgan
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £24,341 and spent £23,548.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £24,341 | £23,548 | Not reported | 22 |
| 31 March 2024 | £21,870 | £15,496 | Not reported | 25 |
| 31 March 2023 | £15,073 | £17,258 | Not reported | 22 |
| 31 March 2022 | £15,912 | £25,190 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2021 | £14,973 | £8,867 | Not reported | 22 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 63%, from £14,973 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £24,341 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 97% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £12,646 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £12,646 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £10,000 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £5,000 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £7,000 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £10,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £4,700, awarded in 2017.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2017 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,700 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 13 payments to this charity worth £216,106 between 2 February 2022 and 28 January 2026.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | £216,106 | 13 | 2021/22, 2022/23, 2024/25, 2025/26 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
18 July 2022, Vale of Glamorgan
Named in an agenda item or minute of Council
To receive any announcements from the Mayor, Leader, Members of the Cabinet and the Head of Paid Service and to receive any petitions submitted by Members.
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- HAYDN JEFFREYWINSTON JAMES MBE OStJChair
- Barbara Ann Milhuisen
- Ian Robinson
- Pamela Delphine Weston
- Robin Howard Barratt
- Sheila Williams
- Victoria Reynish
- William Andrew Hennessy
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 18 December 2025, 44 days early | Received 18 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 27 September 2024, 126 days early | Received 27 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 11 May 2024, 101 days late | Received 17 July 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 6 February 2023, 6 days late | Received 6 February 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 16 December 2021, 46 days early | Received 16 December 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1166517
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 13 April 2016
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 13 Apr 2016
- Website
- www.rhooselibrary.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.