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THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 229524 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Bibliographical Society promotes and encourages study and research in historical, analytical, descriptive and textual bibliography, the making and use of manuscripts, the history of printing, publishing and illustration, the history of bookbinding, the history of the book, as well as the history of libraries, provenance, readership, and book collecting.

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Latest income
£202k
Latest spending
£187k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintains a healthy balance in its general purposes fund to withstand unexpected downturns. Total funds carried forward increased to £1,600,848, driven by significant investment gains. The trustees report that the Society has continued to meet its aims and charitable objectives throughout the year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain the real value of the General Fund (held: £691k)
“Over the medium term it is the Trustees' intention to spend annual income while maintaining the real value of the General Fund.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£202k£187k
31/12/2024£175k£145k
31/12/2023£167k£155k
31/12/2022£162k£136k
31/12/2021£155k£139k

Common questions

Is THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintains a healthy balance in its general purposes fund to withstand unexpected downturns. Total funds carried forward increased to £1,600,848, driven by significant investment gains. The trustees report that the Society has continued to meet its aims and charitable objectives throughout the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SCOULOUDI FOUNDATION2£36k
N SETHIA FOUNDATION1£52k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
THE T. S. ELIOT FOUNDATION1£20k
THE IAN & NATALIE LIVINGSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE PAUL MELLON CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN BRITISH ART1£8k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST1£5k
MARC FITCH FUND1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY£202k—0above—no doubt
SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS FY2024£811k——below—no doubt
ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY FY2025£684k£60,001 - £70,0002above—no doubt
ECONOMIC HISTORY SOCIETY FY2025£397k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND FY2024£528k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THE PAST AND PRESENT SOCIETY FY2024£387k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.