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The National Life Story Collection
The National Life Story Collection is a registered charity (number 327571) based in London, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Dame Jenny Abramsky DBE since 2015. Latest income £306k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as National Life Stories NLS (Charity Commission)
- 11 trustees
- Income £306k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Dame Jenny Abramsky DBEChair · since 2015
- Amanda GameTrustee · since 2017
- Bill KnightTrustee · since 2011
- BOB BoasTrustee
- Dr Andrew David FlinnTrustee · since 2019
- Dr Janet Constance Topp FargionTrustee · since 2020
- Dr ROB PerksTrustee
- Mary StewartTrustee · since 2021
- Prof Jon AgarTrustee · since 2017
- Professor Fareda BandaTrustee · since 2021
- Professor Nelarine Estella CorneliusTrustee · since 2021
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, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.bl.uk/nls (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The National Life Story Collection
- Registered
- 1987
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£306k£368k
- 2024£299k£319k
- 2023£289k£347k
Earlier years
- 2022£275k£253k
- 2021£164k£222k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable 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.
Grants received
2 grants · £439,427 total360Giving 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
- ARCADIA · £419,427
- The Linbury Trust · £20,000
Most recent
- ARCADIA
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.
11 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
- 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 (7)
- 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
- Prof Jon Agar since 2017
Portfolio (4)
- BOB Boas
- Mary Stewart since 2021
- Professor Fareda Banda since 2021
- Professor Nelarine Estella Cornelius 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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 327571
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON THE 21 SEPTEMBER 1987
- Companies House
- Company number 02172518 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02074127404 · nls@bl.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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