THE OXFORD BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1162319 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OBS

(a) to print and disseminate publications, in print and electronically;(b) to hold meetings for the discussion of questions concerning manuscripts and printed books and the arts and trades connected with them;(c) to organise visits to libraries and collections;(d) to do all such other lawful things as are necessary for the attainment of the said objects.

Objects

I.THE SOCIETY EXISTS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF RESEARCH IN BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SUBJECTS AND BY THE DISSEMINATION OF THAT RESEARCH TO THE SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY AND THE WIDER PUBLIC.II.THE ACTIVITIES THROUGH WHICH THE SOCIETY PROMOTES ITS OBJECT INCLUDE:(A) TO PRINT AND DISSEMINATE PUBLICATIONS, IN PRINT AND ELECTRONICALLY;(B) TO HOLD MEETINGS FOR THE DISCUSSION OF QUESTIONS CONCERNING MANUSCRIPTS AND PRINTED BOOKS AND THE ARTS AND TRADES CONNECTED WITH THEM;(C) TO ORGANISE VISITS TO LIBRARIES AND COLLECTIONS;(D) TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER LAWFUL THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THE SAID OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted funds of £88,012 and restricted funds of £950 as of 31 December 2024, resulting in total net assets of £88,962. Per the trustees' report, the charity generated a net income of £16,144 for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing from £72,818 to £88,012. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Francesca Louise Galliganchair
• Alexandra Elizabeth Plane
• Daniel Joseph Fried
• Dr DAVID GEORGE RUNDLE
• Dr Julia Walworth · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Lucy Elizabeth Pasteur
• Dr Mark Stuart Byford · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Matthew Shaw
• Dr Sarah Cusk
• Elizabeth Jane Adams
• NIGEL GUY WILSON FBA · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nikki Tomkins
• Paul Westcott Nash
• Professor Emma Josephine Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
• SCOTT HOWARD MANDELBROTE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Thomas Ayling

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · United States

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