CONTEMPORARY GLASS SOCIETY

Registered charity 1153382 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promoting contemporary glass to the public and supporting the making of glass work

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Latest income
£86k
Latest spending
£89k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,841 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves decreasing from £29,745 to £26,904. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity's main income source is membership subscriptions, which the Board notes has no guarantee of level but is currently growing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months (held: £27k)
The policy is to maintain unrestricted reserves at the level necessary to sustain the planned charitable activities for 12 months. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Contemporary Glass Society (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£86k£89k
31/07/2024£83k£86k
31/07/2023£83k£88k
31/07/2022£76k£74k
31/07/2021£63k£59k

Common questions

Is CONTEMPORARY GLASS SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,841 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves decreasing from £29,745 to £26,904. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity's main income source is membership subscriptions, which the Board notes has no guarantee of level but is currently growing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CONTEMPORARY GLASS SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CONTEMPORARY GLASS SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k