THE MAKERS GUILD IN WALES

Registered charity 1113675 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Objects are to advance education for the public benefit in the visual Arts and Crafts in particular but notexclusively by exhibitions of high quality hand made crafts and the provision of workshop programmes

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Latest income
£229k
Latest spending
£238k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £8,374 for the year ended 30 June 2025, attributed to increasing costs linked to the energy crisis and inflation. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased from £127,226 to £118,852, and the Board intends to return to breakeven or better in the next year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£229k£238k
30/06/2024£236k£258k
30/06/2023£223k£241k
30/06/2022£253k£206k
30/06/2021£268k£187k

Common questions

Is THE MAKERS GUILD IN WALES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £8,374 for the year ended 30 June 2025, attributed to increasing costs linked to the energy crisis and inflation. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased from £127,226 to £118,852, and the Board intends to return to breakeven or better in the next year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE MAKERS GUILD IN WALES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MAKERS GUILD IN WALES as a grant recipient include THE OAKDALE TRUST, The Ashley Family Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2025£2k
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2025£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/08/2020£40k"COVID19 Makers Guild in Wales"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund31/05/2018£85k"A review to help sustain our unique craft based organisation"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/12/1999£223k"D Shed Maritime Warehouse, Cardiff"

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 THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MAKERS GUILD IN WALES£229k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT TRUST FY2025£130k—0unclear—noted
THE GUILD OF ST GEORGE FY2025£176k—0below—no doubt
CRAFTS COUNCIL FY2025£3.6m£90,001 - £100,0004below—no doubt
CRAFT CENTRE AND DESIGN GALLERY LIMITED FY2025£114k—0below—not going concern
ART WORKERS' GUILD TRUSTEES LTD FY2025£442k—0above—no doubt

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