FRIENDS OF LAMBETH PALACE LIBRARY

Registered charity 313023 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotes the interests of Lambeth Palace Library by helping in the acquisition of books and manuscripts and in any other suitable way.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£131k

Latest spending

£52k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased to £1,564,115, comprising an Endowment Fund of £913,357 and an expendable Operating Fund of £650,758. Per the trustees' report, the charity recorded a surplus before investment gains of £79,543 and maintains a healthy cash position of £243,935. The trustees consider 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

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (54% of income)

“Donations and legacies in 2024 were £71,436 an increase of £14,807 on the £56,629 received in 2023.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: Capital is retained as free reserves, represented by investments, in order to give rise to a reasonably predictable and regular level of income which the Trustees regard as necessary to maintain and support the Charity’s operations. (held: £651k)

“The Trustees have a balanced investment policy. Capital is retained as free reserves, represented by investments, in order to give rise to a reasonably predictable and regular level of income which the Trustees regard as necessary to maintain and support the Charity’s operations.” — page 29

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr MARK STUART BYFORD MA, DPHIL
Karen Ann Brookfield · trustee of 2 other charities
RICHARD LINENTHAL · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Lambeth

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£131k	£52k
31/12/2023	£114k	£46k
31/12/2022	£90k	£137k
31/12/2021	£87k	£44k
31/12/2020	£56k	£37k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF LAMBETH PALACE LIBRARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that net assets increased to £1,564,115, comprising an Endowment Fund of £913,357 and an expendable Operating Fund of £650,758. Per the trustees' report, the charity recorded a surplus before investment gains of £79,543 and maintains a healthy cash position of £243,935. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	2	£200k
THE T. S. ELIOT FOUNDATION	2	£50k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£35k
THE MCCORQUODALE CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£10k
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£259k
THE CLORE DUFFIELD FOUNDATION	1	£232k
THE SANDERSON FOUNDATION	1	£210k
THE DRUE HEINZ CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£200k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Friends of the Nations' Libraries.

Friends of the Nations' Libraries income £458k
THE FRIENDS OF EXETER CATHEDRAL income £392k
THE FRIENDS OF THE CITY CHURCHES income £121k
THE FRIENDS OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY income £1.6m
SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL income £202k
FRIENDS OF LEDBURY PARISH CHURCH income £134k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FRIENDS OF LAMBETH PALACE LIBRARY	£131k	—	above	—	no doubt
Friends of the Nations' Libraries FY2025	£458k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF EXETER CATHEDRAL FY2025	£392k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF THE CITY CHURCHES FY2025	£121k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY FY2025	£1.6m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL FY2024	£202k	—	above	—	no doubt

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