THE GLASS-HOUSE COMMUNITY LED DESIGN

Registered charity 1112094 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GLASS-HOUSE, THE GLASS-HOUSE COMMUNITY-LED DESIGN

The advancement of education in matters relating to urban design by offering advice, information and training and project support to community, tenants and residents groups throughout the UK.The improvement or provision of pubic amenities in the interests of urban and rural regeneration, through the support and promotion of public participation in the design of the built environment.

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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves fell to £17,296, which is below its stated policy target of £24k. Per the trustees' report, the organization remains financially viable through 2027 due to continued funding from The Glass-House Trust and the use of reserves to bridge gaps.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Glass-House Trust — “The Glass-House Trust has continued to support our organisation, which launched as an independent charity in 2006, with core funding since i…” (source page)
• UK Research and Innovation — “Over the years, we have benefitted from a number of research grants from UK Research and Innovation through our collaboration with strategic…” (source page)
• Arts and Humanities Research Council — “In particular, we have received multiple grants from the Arts and Humanities Research Council , which funds world-class, independent researc…” (source page)
• Ove Arup Foundation — “We recently benefitted from support from the Ove Arup Foundation , through 3-year funding to support the development of our WEdesign Student…” (source page)
• Tudor Trust — “Other past funders include the Tudor Trust , Newton Fund , Nationwide Foundation , The Rayne Foundation , Department for Communities and Loc…” (source page)
• Newton Fund — “Other past funders include the Tudor Trust , Newton Fund , Nationwide Foundation , The Rayne Foundation , Department for Communities and Loc…” (source page)
• Nationwide Foundation — “Other past funders include the Tudor Trust , Newton Fund , Nationwide Foundation , The Rayne Foundation , Department for Communities and Loc…” (source page)
• The Rayne Foundation — “Other past funders include the Tudor Trust , Newton Fund , Nationwide Foundation , The Rayne Foundation , Department for Communities and Loc…” (source page)
• Department for Communities and Local Government — “Other past funders include the Tudor Trust , Newton Fund , Nationwide Foundation , The Rayne Foundation , Department for Communities and Loc…” (source page)
• Housing Corporation — “Other past funders include the Tudor Trust , Newton Fund , Nationwide Foundation , The Rayne Foundation , Department for Communities and Loc…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Prue Chileschair
• ALEXANDER JOHN SAINSBURY · trustee of 4 other charities
• Robert Orville Johnson
• Susannah Davis

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

• ALEX SAINSBURY — trustee here and at THE GLASS-HOUSE TRUST

Known funders

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

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GLASSHOUGHTON COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED.

• GLASSHOUGHTON COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED income £176k
• THE GLASS-HOUSE TRUST income £277k
• CREATE STREETS FOUNDATION income £175k
• DESIGN MIDLANDS LIMITED income £300k
• THEATRE DESIGN COURSE LIMITED income £100k
• VANBRUGH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £493k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.