# SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF RARE BOOKS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1179983
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 19, 2018
- **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=1179983


## Contact

- **Address:** Clarendon Reception, c/o Geri della Rocca de Candal, Bodleian Library, Broad Street
- **Postcode:** OX1 3BG
- **Phone:** +4915774789212
- **Email:** contact@sprb.co.uk
- **Website:** www.sprb.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PARTICULARLY PERTAINING TO THE HISTORY OF BOOKS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OR HERITAGE BY SUPPORTING AND FUNDING PROJECTS OF CONSERVATION, DIGITIZATION, AND CATALOGUING IN INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARIES, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN URGENT NEED, AND THUS ENABLING THE WIDER PUBLIC ACCESS TO THESE LIBRARIES.

**Activities:** Supporting book preservation societies across the UK with guidance, funding and general support.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £900 | £60 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £900 | £4531 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £300 | £15 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £2000 | £1500 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £2250 | £150 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Dr GERI DELLA ROCCA DE CANDAL — appointed Jan. 1, 2016