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Description
The advancement of education, learning and knowledge by the provision and maintenance in London of a library embracing the arts and humanities
Also known as
- The Carlyle Trust
- The London Library
- The London Library Trust
- London Library
- The London Library
CCEW Charity number
Company number
Registered
Postcode
SW1Y 4LG
Website
Domain
londonlibrary.co.uk
Latest income
£6,036,359 (on )
This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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- londonlibrary.co.uk
- Charity Commission England and Wales
- CharityBase
- Giving is Great
- Companies House
- Opencorporates
- Twitter: @TheLondonLib
- Facebook: facebook.com/thelondonlibrary
- Wikipedia: London Library
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Registered Office in the UK
This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.
What is an organisation identifier?
An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.
Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.
Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.
Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.
GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 312175 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.
The London Library (this record)
This organisation has been classified using different categories:
International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)
ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.
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Museums, zoos, parks, historical sites and similar institutions
A12
UK Charity Activity Tags
These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.
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Arts
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Arts
AR» Media and publishingAR200» LiteratureAR202 -
Education
ED
Theme (CCEW)
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Education/training
102 -
Arts/culture/heritage/science
109
Beneficiaries (CCEW)
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The General Public/mankind
207
Activities (CCEW)
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Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
305 -
Provides Services
306 -
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
307
Scale of operation
- National
| Year ending | Income (£) | Spending (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1968-10-08 |
Registered as a charity |
|
| 2004-04-30 | 2,383,638 | 2,513,117 |
| 2005-03-31 | 2,886,853 | 2,441,452 |
| 2006-03-31 | 2,110,826 | 2,934,665 |
| 2007-03-31 | 5,296,400 | 3,032,354 |
| 2008-03-31 | 5,913,291 | 3,086,030 |
| 2009-03-31 | 6,348,488 | 3,341,749 |
| 2010-03-31 | 4,497,773 | 3,615,008 |
| 2011-03-31 | 5,051,559 | 3,099,823 |
| 2012-03-31 | 4,653,093 | 3,195,430 |
| 2013-03-31 | 4,415,173 | 3,383,951 |
| 2014-03-31 | 4,241,142 | 3,603,524 |
| 2015-03-31 | 3,581,153 | 3,370,477 |
| 2016-03-31 | 3,468,953 | 3,921,609 |
| 2017-03-31 | 4,077,447 | 4,297,647 |
| 2018-03-31 | 4,393,762 | 4,226,553 |
| 2019-03-31 | 4,800,416 | 4,303,291 |
| 2020-03-31 | 3,884,421 | 4,192,377 |
| 2021-03-31 | 4,895,108 | 4,231,323 |
| 2022-03-31 | 4,044,162 | 4,766,520 |
| 2023-03-31 | 6,036,359 | 4,633,958 |
Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
| 2023 £ |
2022 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Employees | 73 | 73 |
| Employees paid more than £60,000 | 5 | 13 |
| Volunteers | 1 | 1 |
| Trustees | 14 |
Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
Statement of financial activities for year ended .
Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.
| 2023 £m |
2022
£m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Incoming resources | ||
| Donations and other voluntary income | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Legacies | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| Endowments | - | - |
| Donations and legacies | 2.9 | 0.9 |
| Income from charitable activities | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Income from other trading activities | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Income from investments | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Other income | - | - |
| Total | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Investment management | - | - |
| Other spending on raising funds | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Spending on raising funds | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Grants to institutions | - | - |
| Other charitable activities | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Charitable activities | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Other spending | - | - |
| Total | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| Net income / (expenditure) | 1.4 | (0.7) |
Balance sheet at .
Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.
| 2023 £m |
2022
£m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | ||
| Tangible and intangible assets | 19.1 | 19.0 |
| Investment assets | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| 26.5 | 26.5 | |
| Current assets | ||
| Current investment assets | - | - |
| Cash | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| Other current assets | 3.1 | 1.9 |
| 5.8 | 4.5 | |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due within one year | (0.7) | (0.6) |
| Net current assets | 5.2 | 3.9 |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 31.6 | 30.4 |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due after one year | (0.7) | (0.6) |
| Net assets (excluding pension scheme) | 30.9 | 29.8 |
| Defined benefit pension scheme | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| Net assets (including pension scheme) | 31.7 | 31.1 |
| Funds | ||
| Endowment funds | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| Restricted funds | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Unrestricted funds | 24.5 | 23.7 |
| 31.7 | 31.1 | |
According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2023 (the latest year with data available) or 2022.
View this organisation's grants on GrantNav.
| Date | Funder | Amount awarded | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rothschild Foundation
Special interest |
£150,000
3 years |
Grant to London Library
Dec 2023 to Dec 2026 |
||
| Arts Council England | £28,000 | Open Door: A Library for Everyone | ||
| The Grocers' Charity | £1,200 | 2020 The London Library |
Data source
Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.
- The Grocers' Charity (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Rothschild Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
National Lottery grants data comes from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport who publish the National Lottery grants database.
This data is used under the Open Government Licence. Grants that are also published under 360Giving have been removed to ensure there is not duplication.
- The National Lottery (1 grant) | Licence
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