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Registered charity (CIO) · London

Black Books Matter UK

Black Books Matter UK is a registered charity (number 1195374) based in London, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Shirley Archibold since 2021. Latest income £0 (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Bbmuk (Charity Commission)

  • 3 trustees
  • Income £0 (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Where
Throughout England
Website
www.blackbooksmatteruk.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2021

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£0£3k
  • 2024£20k£25k
  • 2023£18k£14k
Earlier years
  • 2022£24k£17k

Income trend, 2022 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 34%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, TO BE CARRIED OUT IN LONDON AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UK AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, ARE:1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE FROM SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS, IN THE SUBJECTS OF LITERACY, CREATIVE WRITING AND THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ONE TO ONE TUITION, GROUP SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS, STORY TELLING AND CREATIVE ARTS PERFORMANCES. 2) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: (A) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY THROUGH EXPLORATION OF THE HISTORY, CULTURE AND LITERATURE OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA (B) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE RACIAL BACKGROUNDS; (C) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.

Grants received

1 grant · £4,900 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Hackney Council · £4,900

Most recent

  • Hackney Council £4,9002021-12-08
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.

3 trustees on the board

5y median 5y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
8.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

Portfolio (1)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 3Education/training 3Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 2General Charitable Purposes 1

Gaps to watch

  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 3 years.
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£20k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1195374
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 03 Aug 2021
Contact on the register
07506679622 · contact@blackbooksmatteruk.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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