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Gladstone's Library

Registered charity 701399 Registered since 1989

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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10
trustees on the board
6.6y median 4.5y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
4
trustees past 6 years
16.6y
average years in governance
8 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
10
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 10Religious Activities 10Arts/culture/heritage/science 9General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Education 24Arts and leisure 12Professional services 5

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Contact

Websitewww.gladstoneslibrary.org
Emailsarah.robertson@gladlib.org
Phone01244532350
AddressGLADSTONE'S LIBRARY, CHURCH LANE, HAWARDEN, DEESIDE, CH5 3DF

Finances

£1,502,266 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£1,347,245£654,812
2021£657,519£694,217
2022£1,107,376£1,173,957
2023£1,305,105£1,398,165
2024£1,502,266£1,537,701

What it does

What

Education/trainingReligious ActivitiesArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION OF RELIGION AND EDUCATION AND THE PROMOTION OF DIVINE LEARNING IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND THE CHURCH IN WALES AS HISTORICAL BRANCHES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND IN CONFORMITY TO THE LIVING SPIRIT OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND THE CHURCH IN WALES.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE GLADSTONE'S LIBRARY COLLECTIONS, THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF RESEARCH, WRITING AND DEBATE ON GLADSTONE'S CORE SUBJECTS: THEOLOGY AND SPIRITUALITY, HISTORY, CURRENT AFFAIRS AND CONTEMPORARY AND CLASSICAL LITERARY CULTURE.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/03/1989AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/09/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/04/2015

Trustees (10)

10trustees
53median age
1aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Gladstone's Library · 02363642 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 21/03/1989

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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