THE FRIENDS OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY

Charity number: 328095
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Grants to British Library

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £77,691
Total expenditure: £68,156

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 February 1989: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dame Marina Sarah Warner Trustee 11 May 2020
THE BRITISH LIBRARY COLLECTIONS TRUST
Received: On time
Dr Geoffrey Richard West Trustee 10 February 2020
THE BRITISH LIBRARY COLLECTIONS TRUST
Received: On time
Rev NORMAN KEITH STEPHENSON Trustee 17 March 2014
THE BRITISH LIBRARY COLLECTIONS TRUST
Received: On time
Stephanie Kenna Ms. Trustee 17 April 2012
THE BRITISH LIBRARY COLLECTIONS TRUST
Received: On time
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS BENEVOLENT FUND
Received: On time
Dr Christopher John Wright OBE Trustee
THE BRITISH LIBRARY COLLECTIONS TRUST
Received: On time
THE HANDWRITING OF ITALIAN HUMANISTS
Received: On time
THE PARLIAMENTARY HISTORY YEARBOOK TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £282.08k £10.16k £11.37k £200.42k £77.69k
Total expenditure £233.82k £77.96k £2.73k £202.62k £68.16k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 June 2024 26 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 26 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 10 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 10 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 21 May 2023 21 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2021 25 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2020 07 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 07 March 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12 JANUARY 1989, AS AMENDED 24 JANUARY 2001, 23 JANUARY 2002, AND 27 JANUARY 2004, ORDER OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS DATED 15 JUNE 2005. AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 19 MAR 2018

Charitable objects

THE EDUCATION OFTHE PUBLIC BY PROMOTION, SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF A GROUP OF FRIENDS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
BRITISH LIBRARY
96 EUSTON ROAD
LONDON
NW1 2DB
Phone:
02074127734
Email:
friends@bl.uk
Website:

No information available