Marx Memorial Library
Registered charity 270309 Registered since 1975
Operates: Scotland, Throughout England And Wales
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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.
15 trustees on the board
- Alexander Gordon Chair since 2013
- Claudia Webbe since 2018
- Cllr Ruth Hayes since 2020
- Dr Jonathan White since 2019
- Harsev Bains Treasurer since 2016
- Helen Lindsay since 2025
- James Mowatt since 2015
- Jane Anne Rosen since 2015
- Lord John Hendy KC since 2014
- Mariela Kohon since 2025
- Marjorie Mayo since 2012
- Mary Gillian Davis since 2014
- Professor John Foster since 2012
- Richard Clarke since 2019
- Simon George Renton since 2023
8.7y median 10y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Alexander Gordon Chair since 2013
- Claudia Webbe since 2018
- Cllr Ruth Hayes since 2020
- Dr Jonathan White since 2019
- Harsev Bains Treasurer since 2016
- James Mowatt since 2015
- Jane Anne Rosen since 2015
- Lord John Hendy KC since 2014
- Marjorie Mayo since 2012
- Mary Gillian Davis since 2014
- Professor John Foster since 2012
- Richard Clarke since 2019
12.2y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (13)
- Alexander Gordon Chair since 2013
- Claudia Webbe since 2018
- Dr Jonathan White since 2019
- Harsev Bains Treasurer since 2016
- Helen Lindsay since 2025
- James Mowatt since 2015
- Jane Anne Rosen since 2015
- Mariela Kohon since 2025
- Marjorie Mayo since 2012
- Mary Gillian Davis since 2014
- Professor John Foster since 2012
- Richard Clarke since 2019
- Simon George Renton since 2023
Portfolio (2)
- Cllr Ruth Hayes since 2020
- Lord John Hendy KC since 2014
3
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 15General Charitable Purposes 15Arts/culture/heritage/science 13Economic/community Development/employment 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Other services 5Professional services 2Health and social care 1
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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 5 years.
incomespending£392k latest income
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint George and ALL Saints Tufnell Park 1 shared trustee
- Institute of Employment Rights 1 shared trustee
- The Advice Services Alliance 1 shared trustee
- ST Luke's Trustee Limited 1 shared trustee
- Bridging the GAP Islington 1 shared trustee
- Clerkenwell Welfare Trust 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.marx-memorial-library.org |
| treasurer@marx-memorial-library.org.uk | |
| Phone | 02072531485 |
| Address | 37a Clerkenwell Green, City, London, EC1R 0DU |
Finances
£391,603 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £331,134 | £173,844 |
| 2022 | £471,941 | £185,113 |
| 2023 | £211,850 | £266,844 |
| 2024 | £245,510 | £264,787 |
| 2025 | £391,603 | £366,695 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchOther Charitable ActivitiesCharitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A LIBRARY OF BOOKS PERIODICALS AND MANUSCRIPTS RELATING TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE SCIENCE OF MARXISM AND OF THE HISTORY OF SOCIALISM AND THE WORKING CLASS MOVEMENT.
Governing document: RULES AND BY-LAWS ADOPTED 29 APRIL 1967 AS AMENDED 10 APRIL1976, 28 APRIL 1979, 25 APRIL 1982, 21 APRIL 1990, 25 APRIL 1992, 22 APRIL 1995, 12 APRIL 1996, 26 APRIL 1997, 27 APRIL 2002 AND 17 APRIL 2010..AS AMENDED ON 09 APR 2011AS AMENDED ON 25 APR 2015
Trustees (15)
15trustees
78median age
2aged 70+
- Alexander Gordon Chair since 2013
- Claudia Webbe since 2018
- Cllr Ruth Hayesage band 65-69 since 2020
- Dr Jonathan White since 2019
- Harsev Bains Treasurer since 2016
- Helen Lindsay since 2025
- James Mowatt since 2015
- Jane Anne Rosen since 2015
- Lord John Hendy KCage band 75-79 since 2014
- Mariela Kohon since 2025
- Marjorie Mayo since 2012
- Mary Gillian Davisage band 75-79 since 2014
- Professor John Foster since 2012
- Richard Clarke since 2019
- Simon George Renton since 2023
Connected charities (6)
- Institute of Employment Rights 1 shared trustee
- The Advice Services Alliance 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint George and ALL Saints Tufnell Park 1 shared trustee
- ST Luke's Trustee Limited 1 shared trustee
- Bridging the GAP Islington 1 shared trustee
- Clerkenwell Welfare Trust 1 shared trustee
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