# THE BOOK TRADE CHARITY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1128129
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 18, 2009
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1128129


## Contact

- **Address:** The Book Trade Charity (Btbs), The Foyle Centre, 28 The Retreat, KINGS LANGLEY, Hertfordshire
- **Postcode:** WD4 8LT
- **Phone:** 01923263128
- **Email:** victoria@btbs.org
- **Website:** www.btbs.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR SICKNESS AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF WELFARE WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT INCLUDE ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS WHO ARE, OR HAVE BEEN, EMPLOYED IN THE BOOK TRADE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE BOOKBINDING INDUSTRY AND ANY INDUSTRY WHICH IS AKIN TO, OR ALLIED TO, OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE BOOKBINDING INDUSTRY) FOR ONE YEAR OR MORE AND THEIR DEPENDANTS; AND THE PROVISION OF WELFARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO MAY WISH TO PREPARE FOR ENTRY INTO THE BOOK TRADETO FACILITATE OR PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING SO AS TO PROMOTE THE STUDY, KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF LITERATURE, PUBLISHING AND THE BOOK TRADE AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK WITHIN THE TRADE

**Activities:** The welfare charity of the book trade, providing financial support and accommodation for people who have worked in the UK book trade, in publishing, distribution or bookselling, for more than one year.  Housing at Kings Langley, Herts, provides a range of subsidised accommodation in 36 dwellings; the average age of residents is about 64.  Grant support, regular or one-off can be offered across UK.

**Area of benefit:** THE UNITED KINGDOM




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Other Finance, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £910633 | £1096519 | £9342755 | 4 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £1493303 | £1199257 | £9507927 | 4 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £837988 | £1000546 | £9205916 | 3 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £632580 | £1014956 | £9412808 | 4 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1267311 | £1156967 | £9755896 | 4 |



## Trustees

- **Jonathan Nowell** (Chair) — appointed June 10, 2019
- Ann Veronica Woodhall — appointed Aug. 7, 2012
- David Neale — appointed Nov. 21, 2016
- Emily-Jane Taylor — appointed June 6, 2016
- Ian Chapman — appointed July 25, 2022
- Jeremy Brinton — appointed March 25, 2019
- Meryl Halls — appointed July 25, 2022