Registered charity · Somerset
The Library of Avalon
The Library of Avalon is a registered charity (number 1065014) based in Somerset, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Ishtara Sophia Veen since 2025. Latest income £11k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 11th October 2026.
Also known as Library of Avalon (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £11k (2026)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Somerset
- Website
- www.libraryofavalon.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1997
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£11k£10k
- 2025£10k£11k
- 2024£11k£10k
Earlier years
- 2023£6k£8k
- 2022£14k£6k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 68%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE MAINTENANCE AND EXPANSION OF A COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON COMPARATIVE RELIGION, MYTHOLOGY, ESOTERIC THOUGHT AND RELATED SUBJECTS.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Ishtara Sophia Veen Chair since 2025
- Jackie Hosein since 2026
- Philip Downing since 2026
- Robert Anderson since 2026
- Zehavit Huddy since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Ishtara Sophia Veen Chair since 2025
- Jackie Hosein since 2026
- Philip Downing since 2026
- Robert Anderson since 2026
- Zehavit Huddy since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1065014
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18 APRIL 1997
- Contact on the register
- 01458832759 · librarian@libraryofavalon.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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