The Society of College, National and University Libraries (aka S C O N U L)
Overview
The Society of College, National and University Libraries's network
18 people6 organisationsi17 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is The Society of College, National and University Libraries. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
17 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Kavanagh | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Amy Christine Straker | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Andrew John Preater | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Anna-Marie O'Neill | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| David Charles Clover | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Elizabeth Claire White | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Gary Joseph Steele | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Janet Elizabeth Peden | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Ann Helen Rossiter | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2010 | 16 yrs |
Board
The board
17 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Kavanagh | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Amy Christine Straker | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Andrew John Preater | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Anna-Marie O'Neill | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| David Charles Clover | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Elizabeth Claire White | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Gary Joseph Steele | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Janet Elizabeth Peden | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Katherine Woolfenden | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lorraine Joanne Beard | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mark Jeffrey Hughes | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Martina McChrystal | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Philip James Brabban | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rachel Scott Halls | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Rachel Teresa Beckett | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Robin Farrer Armstrong Viner | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Sarah Louise Pittaway | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Ann Helen Rossiter | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2010 | 16 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Alastair John Charles Bainton (1995-2010), Gillian Mary Pentelow (1995). Full officer list
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
2.5y
median 2y
Longest tenure
7y
since 2019
Years in governance
4.4y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
14
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
11
of 17 on the board
17 trustees on the board
- Allison Kavanagh since 2025
- Amy Christine Straker since 2024
- Andrew John Preater since 2021
- Anna-Marie O'Neill since 2019
- David Charles Clover since 2024
- Elizabeth Claire White since 2025
- Gary Joseph Steele since 2025
- Janet Elizabeth Peden since 2025
- Katherine Woolfenden since 2022
- Lorraine Joanne Beard since 2025
- Mark Jeffrey Hughes since 2025
- Martina McChrystal since 2024
- Philip James Brabban since 2022
- Rachel Scott Halls since 2026
- Rachel Teresa Beckett since 2022
- Robin Farrer Armstrong Viner since 2020
- Sarah Louise Pittaway since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Anna-Marie O'Neill since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (17)
- Allison Kavanagh since 2025
- Amy Christine Straker since 2024
- Andrew John Preater since 2021
- Anna-Marie O'Neill since 2019
- David Charles Clover since 2024
- Elizabeth Claire White since 2025
- Gary Joseph Steele since 2025
- Janet Elizabeth Peden since 2025
- Katherine Woolfenden since 2022
- Lorraine Joanne Beard since 2025
- Mark Jeffrey Hughes since 2025
- Martina McChrystal since 2024
- Philip James Brabban since 2022
- Rachel Scott Halls since 2026
- Rachel Teresa Beckett since 2022
- Robin Farrer Armstrong Viner since 2020
- Sarah Louise Pittaway since 2026
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 17
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Other services 14Property 2Arts and leisure 1
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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Network
Network
iThe large node is The Society of College, National and University Libraries. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
6 financial years held, 2020 to 2025, years ending 31 December.
Income and expenditure
6 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000, so some years show the totals only.
Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | ||||||
| Total income | £488.25k | £483.81k | £503.47k | £662.77k | £732.40k | £768.88k |
| Total expenditure | £479.21k | £466.38k | £498.82k | £601.25k | £698.66k | £672.82k |
| Government income | ||||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Income by source | ||||||
| Donations and legacies | Not reported | Not reported | £470.40k | £587.49k | £620.23k | £643.19k |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | Not reported | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Charitable activities | Not reported | Not reported | £17.63k | £39.99k | £46.12k | £53.57k |
| Other trading activities | Not reported | Not reported | £11.05k | £11.54k | £37.21k | £44.10k |
| Investments | Not reported | Not reported | £4.39k | £23.74k | £28.84k | £28.02k |
| Endowments | Not reported | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other income | Not reported | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Expenditure by type | ||||||
| Charitable activities | Not reported | Not reported | £498.82k | £601.25k | £698.66k | £672.82k |
| Raising funds | Not reported | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | Not reported | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Governance | Not reported | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Investment management | Not reported | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other expenditure | Not reported | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from the register extract of 4 October 2026.
Assets and liabilities
4 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £0 | £0 | £0 | £699 |
| Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other assets | £416.27k | £480.72k | £517.35k | £623.06k |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £68.44k | £71.36k | £74.25k | £84.61k |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £347.84k | £409.35k | £443.10k | £539.15k |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Funds and reserves
4 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £347.84k | £409.35k | £443.10k | £539.15k |
| Restricted funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Endowment funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total funds | £347.84k | £409.35k | £443.10k | £539.15k |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £266.74k | £409.35k | £443.10k | £539.15k |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £416.27k | £480.72k | £517.35k | £623.06k |
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 6 years.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | 5 October 2026 | 5 October 2026 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | 7 October 2025 | 7 October 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | 30 July 2024 | 30 July 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | 18 July 2023 | 18 July 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | 26 July 2022 | 26 July 2022 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2020 | 31 October 2021 | 15 October 2021 | 15 October 2021 | On time | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 01436951 has made 43 accounts filings (2 amended filings included) since 1986. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 30 July 2026 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)39 pages |
| 31 December 2024 | 5 August 2025 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)38 pages |
| 31 December 2023 | 30 July 2024 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)43 pages |
| 31 December 2022 | 15 July 2023 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)54 pages |
| 31 December 2021 | 22 July 2022 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)55 pages |
| 31 December 2020 | 14 October 2021 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)52 pages |
| 31 December 2019 | 29 October 2020 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)51 pages |
| 31 December 2018 | 3 July 2019 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)49 pages |
| 31 December 2017 | 29 June 2018 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)44 pages |
| 31 December 2016 | 29 June 2017 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)41 pages |
| 31 December 2015 | 18 July 2016 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)43 pages |
| 31 December 2014 | 27 July 2015 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)33 pages |
| 31 December 2013 | 6 September 2014 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)30 pages |
| 31 December 2012 | 15 August 2013 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 31 December 2011 | 24 July 2012 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)29 pages |
| 31 December 2010 | 3 August 2011 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 31 December 2009 | 13 September 2010 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 31 December 2008 | 11 October 2009 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages |
| 31 December 2007 | 2 November 2008 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 31 December 2006 | 13 September 2007 | Amended: full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 31 December 2006 | 13 September 2007 | Amended: full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)4 pages |
| 31 December 2006 | 12 July 2007 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 December 2005 | 24 October 2006 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 December 2004 | 8 August 2005 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
| 31 December 2003 | 22 September 2004 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
| 31 December 2002 | 25 June 2003 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
| 31 December 2001 | 28 May 2002 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 31 December 2000 | 15 June 2001 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 31 December 1999 | 16 May 2000 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages |
| 31 December 1998 | 21 April 1999 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages |
| 31 December 1997 | 13 June 1998 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 31 December 1996 | 23 May 1997 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 31 December 1995 | 17 May 1996 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 31 December 1994 | 12 May 1995 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 31 December 1993 | 7 June 1994 | Small accounts | Not online |
| 31 December 1992 | 27 April 1993 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 December 1991 | 25 April 1992 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 December 1990 | 18 April 1991 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 December 1989 | 30 May 1990 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 December 1988 | 2 May 1989 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 December 1987 | 13 May 1988 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 December 1986 | 13 July 1987 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 December 1985 | 7 May 1986 | Full accounts | Not online |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 29 October 2026.
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
GENERALLY
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Countries: Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Area of benefit
- NOT
DEFINED. as filed - Governing document
- MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13 JULY 1979 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 28 MARCH 1985, 25 APRIL 1994, 20 APRIL 2001, 10 APRIL 2002 AND 6 APRIL 2005.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/07/2015 as filed - Register history
- 15 October 1979Registered
- 10 May 2016Received assets from Nowal (1154513)
- Working name
- S C O N U L
- Previous name
- The Standing Conference of National and University Libraries
Policies the charity says it has
Governing documents at Companies House
- 20 July 2015Memorandum and articles
- 29 July 2005Memorandum and articles
- 29 July 2005Resolution
- 29 April 2002Memorandum and articles
- 29 April 2002Resolution
- 20 April 2001Certificate of change of name
Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.sconul.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Society of College, National and University Libraries
- Registered
- 1979