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Bookends SCIO

SC048511Registered charity from 02 July 2018
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By Bookends Festival Benderloch / Bookends Pop-ups
Address Tigh Glas
2 Lagan
Taynuilt
Argyll
Postcode PA35 1JY
Website www.bookends.scot
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The organisation's purposes are: To advance education by individual and group participation in literary events To advance arts, heritage and culture through library, book exchange and dialogue at talks and other events To advance the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities through the sharing of literature and literary related events, with the object of improving the conditions of life in north Argyll across all age ranges and sections of that community.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
We run book related monthly meetings where local people can bring surplus books, take away any books from our shelves and socialise with other over refreshments. We also invite local authors to talk about their books. Currently we open from 11-4pm on the 3rd of every month and operate book boxes in surrounding villages. We will next year also support authors to go into the local primary school and donate books to the school as well.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 02 Jul 2018
Main Operating Location: Argyll And Bute
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Jul 2021 £155 £1,894 25 Feb 2022 Yes
31 Jul 2022 £920 £457 14 Feb 2023 Yes
31 Jul 2023 £2,190 £1,887 31 Oct 2023 Yes
31 Jul 2024 £1,487 £497 23 Nov 2024 Yes
31 Jul 2025 £1,859 £822 27 Oct 2025 Yes Download
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Christopher Kennard
Colin Evans
Joy Usher
Sheila Quillin
Steven Eccles
Sylvia Campbell
Marlyn Turbitt
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