The British Library Collections Trust

Registered charity 1180073 CIO Registered since 2018

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

6.1y median 7y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

11.3y

average years in governance

1 vs 2 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 7Education/training 7The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience

Other services 1Professional services 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

The Friends of the British Library 5 shared trustees
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Benevolent Fund 1 shared trustee
Friends of the Nations' Libraries 1 shared trustee
The Parliamentary History Yearbook Trust 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The Friends of the British Library 5 shared trustees
Friends of the Nations' Libraries 1 shared trustee
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Benevolent Fund 1 shared trustee
The Parliamentary History Yearbook Trust 1 shared trustee
Ripon ST Cecilia Society LTD Similar size; both Arts and culture
The Macclesfield Majestic Theatre Group Similar size; both Arts and culture

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

Contact

Phone	02074127734
Address	BRITISH LIBRARY, 96 EUSTON ROAD, LONDON, NW1 2DB

Finances

£55,965 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£120,455	£66,838
2021	£84,156	£135,064
2022	£84,156	£135,064
2023	£285,074	£97,205
2024	£55,965	£149,167

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE NATION'S INTELLECTUAL HERITAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE IN RELATION TO THE DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT, PROMOTION AND USE OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY'S COLLECTIONS AND SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY DETERMINE.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 25 Sep 2018

Trustees (7)

7trustees

54median age

0aged 70+

Cordelia Elizabeth Rogersonage 54 since 2019
Dame Marina Sarah Warner since 2020
Dr Christopher John Wright OBE since 2018
Dr Geoffrey Richard West since 2020
Professor Kathryn Sutherland since 2025
Rev Norman Keith Stephenson since 2018
Stephanie Kenna Ms. since 2019

Connected charities (4)

The Friends of the British Library 5 shared trustees
The Parliamentary History Yearbook Trust 1 shared trustee
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Benevolent Fund 1 shared trustee
Friends of the Nations' Libraries 1 shared trustee

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