Friends OF THE Bodleian

Registered charity 280573 Registered since 1980

Operates: Oxfordshire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

12y median 12y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

17.7y

average years in governance

0 vs 2 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 3Education/training 3Environment/conservation/heritage 3

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 3Education 3Business services 1

Gaps to watch

Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

Boards that share trustees

Ryder Family Papers Trust 2 shared trustees
THE Philip Larkin Society 1 shared trustee
THE Rector AND Scholars OF Exeter College IN THE University OF Oxford 1 shared trustee
THE Master AND Scholars OF Balliol College IN THE University OF Oxford 1 shared trustee
Sanskrit Text Society 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Ryder Family Papers Trust 2 shared trustees
Greening Lamborn Trust 1 shared trustee
THE Philip Larkin Society 1 shared trustee
THE Rector AND Scholars OF Exeter College IN THE University OF Oxford 1 shared trustee
THE Master AND Scholars OF Balliol College IN THE University OF Oxford 1 shared trustee
Sanskrit Text Society 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/friends
Email	fob@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Phone	01865277234
Address	FRIENDS OF THE BODLEIAN, BODLEIAN LIBRARY, BROAD STREET, OXFORD, OX1 3BG

Finances

£5,036 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£32,449	£49,837
2022	£28,333	£25,732
2023	£20,452	£11,477
2024	£3,355	£10,809
2025	£5,036	£5,036

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7 JUNE 1945 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION PASSED ON 24 JUNE 1980

Trustees (3)

3trustees

62median age

0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Friends OF THE Bodleian · 00395989 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 07/06/1945

2 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (7)

Ryder Family Papers Trust 2 shared trustees
Greening Lamborn Trust 1 shared trustee
Friends of the Nations' Libraries 1 shared trustee
THE Philip Larkin Society 1 shared trustee
THE Rector AND Scholars OF Exeter College IN THE University OF Oxford 1 shared trustee
THE Master AND Scholars OF Balliol College IN THE University OF Oxford 1 shared trustee
Sanskrit Text Society 1 shared trustee

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