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The Bishopsgate Foundation

Bishopsgate Foundation And Institute, Bishopsgate Institute, Bishopsgate Library

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1090923
Status
Registered
Registered
March 5, 2002
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Greater London

Address

Address
BISHOPSGATE INSTITUTE
230 BISHOPSGATE
LONDON
EC2M 4QH

Activities

Bishopsgate Institute provides:A programme of short courses for adultsA programme of cultural events including talks, debates, concerts and performancesA specialist library holding collections concerned with the history of London, the East End, the labour and co-operative movements, freethought and humanismA Community Programme providing financial support to local people in need.

Objects: The Objects Of The Charity Are:1. The Provision And Maintenance Of An Institute In, Or Near The City Of London, For The Purpose Of Promoting The Education Of The Public And In Particular The Provision Of :- A Library Comprised Of Books, Journals And Other Materials (whether Electronic Or Otherwise) For The Use Of Members Of The Public To Be Managed Under Regulations Made From Time To Time By The Trustees; And Public Facilities To Be Managed Under Regulations Made From Time To Time By The Trustees Including The Power To Charge Fees For Their Use.2. The Relief By All Charitable Means Of Persons In Need Who Are Resident Or Working Or Have Resided Or Worked In The Area Of The Ecclesiastical Parishes Of St Botolph's Without Bishopsgate, Christchurch Spitalfields And St Leonard's Shoreditch As Defined From Time To Time ("the Objects").

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout London

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £1,590,226 £3,118,623 £28,544,844 26
March 31, 2024 £1,561,545 £3,425,980 £30,195,422 32
March 31, 2023 £1,598,912 £3,746,122 £31,846,882 52
March 31, 2022 £1,441,958 £3,262,953 £37,073,833 49
March 31, 2021 £2,605,854 £2,969,801 £37,576,514 48

Trustees

Name Appointed
Anita Datta July 21, 2025
Benjamin Ferguson Dec. 16, 2024
Benjamin McKnight March 18, 2024
Dr Matthew Lodder March 24, 2025
Elizabeth Pollock March 24, 2025
Kawsar Zaman July 21, 2025
Nathan Smith Dec. 11, 2023
Robin Dey March 24, 2025
Sarah Aitchison March 18, 2024
Simon Demissie March 18, 2024
The Revd David Thomas Armstrong March 18, 2019