# NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 525775
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Aug. 21, 1967
- **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=525775


## Contact

- **Address:** NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES, PENGLAIS, ABERYSTWYTH
- **Postcode:** SY23 3BU
- **Phone:** 01970632577
- **Email:** CAI@LLGC.ORG.UK
- **Website:** www.llgc.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO COLLECT, PRESERVE AND GIVE ACCESS TO ALL KINDS AND FORMS OF RECORDED KNOWLEDGE, ESPECIALLY RELATING TO WALES AND THE WELSH AND OTHER CELTIC PEOPLES, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING THOSE ENGAGED IN RESEARCH AND LEARNING.

**Activities:** Founded by Royal Charter in 1907, NLW is one of the legal deposit libraries of the UK and has benefited from this status since 1911. Through this privilege, by purchase, donation or legacy it has built up a significant collection specialising in Wales, the Welsh and the other Celtic peoples that includes a wide range of media: books, records, maps, pictures, films & for the benefit of the public.

**Area of benefit:** WALES




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £22330000 | £17617000 | £112882000 | 202 |
| March 31, 2024 | £21049000 | £19988000 | £106923000 | 229 |
| March 31, 2023 | £17430000 | £19393000 | £102350000 | 226 |
| March 31, 2022 | £802000 | £14834000 | £83021000 | 219 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1994000 | £14097000 | £78204000 | 239 |



## Trustees

- **Ashok Ahir** (Chair) — appointed April 1, 2022
- Andrew Evans — appointed April 1, 2022
- David Hay — appointed April 1, 2021
- Dr Andrew Cusworth — appointed Nov. 1, 2023
- Dr Andrew Prescott — appointed May 1, 2025
- Dr Janet Wademan — appointed April 1, 2021
- Dr Mohini Gupta — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Gronw Percy — appointed April 1, 2023
- Hannah Lindsay — appointed Feb. 1, 2022
- Heledd Bebb — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- JOSEPHINE WILLIAMS — appointed May 1, 2025
- John Trevor Allen — appointed Nov. 1, 2023
- Michael Gibbon K.C. — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Quentin Howard — appointed Sept. 1, 2019
- Susan Davies — appointed April 1, 2021