THE SILVER SOCIETY

Registered charity 1143159 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1. Promote the study of the history and development of the craft of the silversmith, andpreserve articles and records pertaining thereto. 2. Sponsor publications, treatises, etc.,relevant to the craft. 3. Sponsor current silversmiths and their craft in ways which willencourage the continuation of the craft.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased significantly to £1,484,739 due to a £1.5m bequest from Timothy Kent, resulting in a net deficit on the General Fund of £14,300. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to keep the General Fund equal to two years of ordinary expenses, and the auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07582798

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• MORTON, Lucy Margaret — director, appointed 09/07/2026not on trustee list
• CLIFFORD, Andrew Christopher, Dr — director, appointed 04/10/2025on trustee list
• KENNEDY, Kirstin, Dr — director, appointed 27/11/2023on trustee list
• BROOKS, Margaret Anne — director, appointed 16/11/2015on trustee list
• ELLIS, Jonathan Felix Hugh — director, appointed 16/11/2015on trustee list
• CLIFFORD, Andrew Christopher, Dr — secretary, appointed 02/02/2026

Official officers record.

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

Reported reserves equal ~10.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (24/04/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Andrew Christopher Clifford
• Dr Kirstin Kennedy
• JONATHAN FELIX HUGH ELLIS
• Lucy Margaret Morton
• Margaret Anne Brooks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GOLDSMITHS' CRAFT AND DESIGN COUNCIL.

• THE GOLDSMITHS' CRAFT AND DESIGN COUNCIL income £193k
• THE ANTIQUARIAN HOROLOGICAL SOCIETY income £188k
• ECONOMIC HISTORY SOCIETY income £397k
• THE LONDON SOCIETY income £103k
• ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY income £684k
• THE PAST AND PRESENT SOCIETY income £387k

Side by side with its peers

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