The National Life Story Collection
Registered charity 327571 Registered since 1987
Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
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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.
12 trustees on the board
- Dame Jenny Abramsky DBE Chair since 2015
- Amanda Game since 2017
- BOB Boas
- Bill Knight since 2011
- Dr Andrew David Flinn since 2019
- Dr Janet Constance Topp Fargion since 2020
- Dr ROB Perks
- Mary Stewart since 2021
- Professor Paul Richard Thompson
- Prof Jon Agar since 2017
- Professor Fareda Banda since 2021
- Professor Nelarine Estella Cornelius since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Dame Jenny Abramsky DBE Chair since 2015
- Amanda Game since 2017
- Bill Knight since 2011
- Dr Andrew David Flinn since 2019
- Dr Janet Constance Topp Fargion since 2020
- Prof Jon Agar since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Dame Jenny Abramsky DBE Chair since 2015
- Amanda Game since 2017
- Bill Knight since 2011
- Dr Andrew David Flinn since 2019
- Dr Janet Constance Topp Fargion since 2020
- Dr ROB Perks
- Professor Paul Richard Thompson
- Prof Jon Agar since 2017
- Professor Nelarine Estella Cornelius since 2021
Portfolio (3)
- BOB Boas
- Mary Stewart since 2021
- Professor Fareda Banda since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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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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 Oral History Society 1 shared trustee
- Amscordi Limited 1 shared trustee
- Africa 95 1 shared trustee
- Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival 1 shared trustee
- The Nicholas Boas Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Fidelio Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.bl.uk/nls |
| nls@bl.uk | |
| Phone | 02074127404 |
| Address | BRITISH LIBRARY, 96 EUSTON ROAD, LONDON, NW1 2DB |
Finances
£299,026 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £231,355 | £218,697 |
| 2021 | £163,805 | £221,915 |
| 2022 | £274,988 | £253,314 |
| 2023 | £288,646 | £347,375 |
| 2024 | £299,026 | £318,793 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDON OF A NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY IN SOUND CONSISTING OF A NATIONAL COLLECTION OF AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AND OTHER LIFE STORY RECORDS.
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON THE 21 SEPTEMBER 1987
Trustees (12)
- Dame Jenny Abramsky DBE Chair since 2015
- Amanda Game since 2017
- BOB Boas
- Bill Knight since 2011
- Dr Andrew David Flinnage band 60-64 since 2019
- Dr Janet Constance Topp Fargion since 2020
- Dr ROB Perks
- Mary Stewartage band 45-49 since 2021
- Professor Paul Richard Thompsonage band 90-94
- Prof Jon Agar since 2017
- Professor Fareda Bandaage band 55-59 since 2021
- Professor Nelarine Estella Corneliusage band 65-69 since 2021
Linked company (Companies House)
The National Life Story Collection · 02172518 · Active
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 21/09/1987
1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (6)
- The Nicholas Boas Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Fidelio Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival 1 shared trustee
- Amscordi Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Oral History Society 1 shared trustee
- Africa 95 1 shared trustee
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