Finance Score: -10

Governance Score: -8

Support Score: 3

Dormant: -10
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3
Multiple returns filed late: -2

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -15

THE BRITISH LIBRARY TRUST

For more information on the Charity's Activities please see the Charity's objects clause

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board composition appears to be rather static
Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
This charity appears to be dormant

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/03/24		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/03/23	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/03/22		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/03/21		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/03/20?	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/03/18		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/03/17		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	*	£8	£351	£-343	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£38	£333	£-295	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£38	£1,267	£-1,230	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£1,925	£58	£1,868	£58	£1,868	£1,843	382.8	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 12 years

BLTRUSTCONTACT@BL.UK

02074127456

Charity Commission for England and Wales

This Charity appears to be dormant

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Libraries

How it operates

Makes grants to organisations
Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Tuixen Foundation - Grant to young people's participation programmes at the British Library
£10,000	05/08/2020	A programme to widen participation and access to the British Library building and exhibitions, attracting young people who in the past have been unlikely to attend.
Tuixen Foundation - Grant to young people's participation programmes at the British Library
£10,940	11/07/2019	A programme to widen participation and access to the British Library building and exhibitions, attracting young people who in the past have been unlikely to attend.
ARCADIA - Endangered Archives Programme
£12,000,000	01/10/2018	To continue to support the Endangered Archives Programme.
Tuixen Foundation - Grant to young people's participation programmes at the British Library
£10,940	10/08/2018	A programme to widen participation and access to the British Library building and exhibitions, attracting young people who in the past have been unlikely to attend.
Tuixen Foundation - Grant to young people's participation programmes at the British Library
£10,940	31/07/2017	A programme to widen participation and access to the British Library building and exhibitions, attracting young people who in the past have been unlikely to attend.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:

DAVID BARCLAY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

MARTIN PAISNER CBE MA LLM Appointed: 2012

ROLY KEATING Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Chief Executive Of The British Library

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/08/2012, number: 1148608
Registered at Companies House on 09/02/2012, number: 07943525

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Investment

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR23: 216 days late, AR20: 18 days late, AR16: 0 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from DERBY SOUP RUN GROUP on 11/07/2024

Main office

BRITISH LIBRARY
96 EUSTON ROAD
LONDON
NW1 2DB

Objectives

4.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO:4.1.1 ADVANCING AND SUPPORTING THE OBJECTS OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD AS SET OUT IN SECTION 1 OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY ACT 1972 INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):4.1.1.1 ADVANCING UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF, AND PROMOTING ACCESS TO, THE BRITISH LIBRARY COLLECTIONS;4.1.1.2 PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE BRITISH LIBRARY AS A NATIONAL CENTRE FOR REFERENCE, STUDY AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL AND OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES, IN RELATION BOTH TO SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL MATTERS AND TO THE HUMANITIES; 4.1.1.3 PROMOTING THE AVAILABILITY OF THE SERVICES OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY IN PARTICULAR FOR THE TIME BEING TO INSTITUTIONS OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING, OTHER LIBRARIES AND INDUSTRY; AND4.1.1.4 PROMOTING AND ADVANCING THE DEVELOPMENT AND GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY COLLECTIONS. 4.1.2 ADVANCING AND SUPPORTING THE EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF OTHER LIBRARIES, LIBRARY FACILITIES AND INFORMATION SERVICES THE SUPPORT OF WHICH WOULD BE CONDUCIVE OR COMPLEMENTARY TO THE WORK OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY.4.1.3 FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT (AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING), THE TRUSTEES MAY FULFILL THE OBJECTS, OR ANY ONE OF THEM, BY MAKING GRANTS OR DISTRIBUTIONS TO THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD OR ANY OTHER PERSON, BODY OR INSTITUTION AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES

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