THE TRAIDCRAFT EXCHANGE

Registered charity 1048752 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TRAIDCRAFT, TRAIDCRAFT EXCHANGE, Transform Trade

Latest income
£3.5m
Latest spending
£3.5m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £31,772 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement from the £544,381 deficit in the prior year. Total income was £3,474,812, while total expenditure was £3,506,584, resulting in a slight underspend against the budgeted income but an overspend against the budgeted expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to meet matched funding requirements, budgeted staff, overheads and fundraising costs (held: £228k)
The trustees consider it prudent that Traidcraft Exchange should seek to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level sufficient to meet matched funding requirements, budgeted staff, overheads and fundraising costs. — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Traidcraft Services India Private Limited
The financial statements comprise the accounts of the Traidcraft Exchange and Traidcraft Services India Private Limited, a subsidiary of Traidcraft Exchange. — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by S&W Audit.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.5m
Total spending
£3.5m
Cost of raising funds
£727k
Reserves (reported)
£228k
Employees
49

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bangladesh · India · Kenya · Lambeth · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Tanzania

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.5m£3.5m
31/03/2024£3.4m£3.9m
31/03/2023£3.2m£4.4m
31/03/2022£4.2m£3.5m
31/03/2021£3.8m£3.3m

Common questions

Is THE TRAIDCRAFT EXCHANGE financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £31,772 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement from the £544,381 deficit in the prior year. Total income was £3,474,812, while total expenditure was £3,506,584, resulting in a slight underspend against the budgeted income but an overspend against the budgeted expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by S&W Audit.

Who funds THE TRAIDCRAFT EXCHANGE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE TRAIDCRAFT EXCHANGE as a grant recipient include ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, HALCROW FOUNDATION, H C D MEMORIAL FUND, SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART CIO, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, NEVILLE'S CROSS, DURHAM.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£100k
HALCROW FOUNDATIONFY2021£55k
H C D MEMORIAL FUNDFY2025£10k
SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART CIOFY2023£8k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, NEVILLE'S CROSS, DURHAMFY2023£8k
THE SQUIRES FOUNDATIONFY2023£8k
SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART CIOFY2023£5k
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELANDFY2022£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CHESHAMFY2023£4k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHANDLER'S FORDFY2023£3k
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN-AT-HAMPSTEADFY2023£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, NEVILLE'S CROSS, DURHAMFY2021£2k
THE BENHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN-AT-HAMPSTEADFY2022£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, NEVILLE'S CROSS, DURHAMFY2022£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. AUGUSTINE, BROXBOURNE WITH ST. LAURENCE, WORMLEYFY2021£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. AUGUSTINE, BROXBOURNE WITH ST. LAURENCE, WORMLEYFY2022£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHANDLER'S FORDFY2022£992
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHANDLER'S FORDFY2023£987
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHALFONT ST GILESFY2023£735
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHANDLER'S FORDFY2023£530
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CHESHAMFY2022£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHALFONT ST GILESFY2024£493
ELM HALL DRIVE METHODIST CHURCHFY2025£395
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHALFONT ST PETERFY2023£276
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT ILFORD ST MARGARET AND ST CLEMENTFY2021£200
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST WILFRID, COWPLAINFY2024£131
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST WILFRID, COWPLAINFY2023£102
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL ORMSKIRKFY2022£100
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS', HOOLEFY2022£0
SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART CIOFY2024£0
SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART CIOFY2024£0

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