Management and operations of Archives for London

Archives for London Ltd (AfL Ltd) has been incorporated as a company limited by guarantee, whose aims and objectives have been drafted to conform to charitable objectives. The objectives are "to advance the education of the public and to further any other purpose which may be charitable… and which relate to the establishment, maintenance, operation and development of archives (which are either public or from which the public may benefit) and related services and activities in the London region."

The operation of AfL Ltd have been set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, and in the Company bylaws.

 

 

Membership

Membership of AfL Ltd is open to individuals and corporate and incorporate bodies concerned with archives or local history in London. Members include archivists, conservators, information and record managers, local history librarians and users of archives held in the London area.

Membership by a corporate or incorporate body entitles all its members whose work or activity is concerned with archives, or related areas to become members. Individual and institutional members have different voting rights. For information about subscription rates and voting rights visit our membership page.

The subscription year runs from 1 April to 31 March.

Activities

AfL Ltd arranges activities, communications and meetings for its entire constituency, but also supports specialised activities and groups. There is provision for the organisation of sections of AfL Ltd for practitioners and users.

Organisation

The governing body of AfL Ltd is the Board, made up of up to 14 directors or trustees.

Current members of the AfL Board are:

  • David Mander (Chair)
  • Deborah Jenkins (Vice-Chair)
  • Janet Percival (Company Secretary)
  • Susan Snell (Secretary)
  • David Prior (Treasurer)
  • Nicola Avery (Membership Secretary)
  • Libby Adams
  • Jan Booth
  • Anne Barrett
  • Ruth Paley
  • Ted Rogers
  • Andrea Tanner

Election to the Board is at the annual general meeting.

AfL Meetings

AfL Board meetings take place every 6 weeks.

The AfL AGM takes place annually in July.

Sections and groups

AfL Ltd also operates teams and specialist sections to help support its work, notably the organisation of monthly seminars, visits and an annual conference.

Rights of nomination to Museums, Libraries and Archives (MLA) London

AfL Ltd is the principal archive domain partner of MLA London, one of the nine regional agencies for museums, libraries and archives in the MLA partnership. AfL Ltd has the right to nominate three members to the Board of MLA London. These three members are elected to serve at the AfL Ltd AGM by the membership there present.