# THE OXFORD BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1162319
- **Other names:** OBS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 19, 2015
- **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=1162319


## Contact

- **Address:** UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, BODLEIAN LIBRARY, BROAD STREET, OXFORD
- **Postcode:** OX1 3BG
- **Phone:** 01608654349
- **Email:** secretary@oxbibsoc.org.uk
- **Website:** www.oxbibsoc.org.uk



## Activities

**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.

**Activities:** (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




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- United States



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £27603 | £12409 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £14250 | £5464 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £16122 | £8045 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £13275 | £696 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £13704 | £7940 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Alexandra Elizabeth Plane — appointed June 18, 2020
- Daniel Joseph Fried — appointed June 18, 2020
- Dr DAVID GEORGE RUNDLE — appointed June 1, 2006
- Dr Francesca Louise Galligan — appointed Oct. 1, 2022
- Dr Lucy Elizabeth Pasteur — appointed Oct. 1, 2023
- Dr Mark Stuart Byford — appointed Oct. 1, 2023
- Dr Sarah Cusk — appointed June 18, 2020
- Elizabeth Jane Adams — appointed June 18, 2020
- John Ryan — appointed Oct. 1, 2023
- Mark Davidson Bainbridge — appointed June 18, 2020
- NIGEL GUY WILSON FBA — appointed June 12, 2018
- Nikki Tomkins — appointed May 29, 2025
- PROFESSOR ADAM SMYTH — appointed May 6, 2022
- Paul Westcott Nash — appointed May 29, 2025
- Professor Emma Josephine Smith — appointed June 18, 2020
- SCOTT HOWARD MANDELBROTE — appointed May 1, 2006