The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The British Library Trust

Registered charity 1148608 Registered since 2012

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

Connected trustee network

The connection graph needs a free account.

This charity's record is public. The network of who else its trustees govern is compiled from the registers by us, and an account keeps it out of bulk scrapers.

Sign in, free

Find a path from this charity →

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

1
trustees on the board
14y median 14y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
1
trustees past 6 years
17.6y
average years in governance
0 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1Other Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 1Business services 1Other services 1

Gaps to watch

  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

Boards that share trustees

🔒 Succession forecast is a Pro feature - the board seats likely to open in the next year and the ideal next trustee. Explore Pro →

Related organisations

Boards that overlap with this one through shared trustees, or govern in the same field. Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

EmailBLTRUSTCONTACT@BL.UK
Phone02074127456
AddressBRITISH LIBRARY, 96 EUSTON ROAD, LONDON, NW1 2DB

Finances

£0 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£0£0
2022£0£0
2023£0£0
2024£0£0
2025£0£0

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

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.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09 FEB 2012

Trustees (1)

1trustees
64median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

The British Library Trust · 07943525 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 09/02/2012

5 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

For recruiters

Tools for approaching charities and finding candidates. In development - register to get early access.

Report an error in this record - let us know.