Artizan International

Registered charity 1160494 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CRAFT AID INTERNATIONAL

1. Running craft workshops for people with disabilities (PWDs) to learn craft skills. 2. Training skilled volunteers to set up employment-generating craft workshops for PWDs facing poverty in the developing world. 3. Running a shop to sell products made by PWDs in our workshops in the developing world to provide them with an income.4. Running a cafe to provide day services & work experience.

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£633k
Latest spending
£562k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £71,298 for the year, reversing a previous deficit, with total income increasing by 22.6% to £632,880. Per the trustees' report, cash balances increased by £224,000 to £498,000, and the charity holds sufficient funds to cover at least six months of activities without income. The trustees confirm there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £541k)
“In addition to all restricted funds, Artizan International holds cash balances sufficient to fund its activities for at least 6 months without income.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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); recorded price paid £200k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£633k
Total spending
£562k
Reserves (reported)
£541k
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~11.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (62% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ecuador · North Yorkshire · Peru

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£633k£562k
31/12/2023£516k£588k
31/12/2022£727k£521k
31/12/2021£326k£263k
31/12/2020£323k£435k

Common questions

Is Artizan International financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £71,298 for the year, reversing a previous deficit, with total income increasing by 22.6% to £632,880. Per the trustees' report, cash balances increased by £224,000 to £498,000, and the charity holds sufficient funds to cover at least six months of activities without income. The trustees confirm there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Artizan International?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Artizan International as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN AND ST LUKE, BILTON, HARROGATE, IMAGINE FOUNDATION, TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S HARROGATE, THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN AND ST LUKE, BILTON, HARROGATEFY2025£60kMission Partners: Artizan
IMAGINE FOUNDATIONFY2023£44kUsing creativity to change the story
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£37kDecent Work and Economic Growth
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN AND ST LUKE, BILTON, HARROGATEFY2023£16k
IMAGINE FOUNDATIONFY2022£15kUsing creativity to change the story
IMAGINE FOUNDATIONFY2021£8kUsing creativity to change the story
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£7kDecent Work and Economic Growth
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S HARROGATEFY2022£5kLong term main mission partner
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S HARROGATEFY2023£4kLong term mission partner
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S HARROGATEFY2024£4kLong Term Mission Partner (Overseas)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S HARROGATEFY2021£3kLong term main mission partner
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BEXLEYHEATHFY2022£2kMissionary & charitable giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BEXLEYHEATHFY2023£2kMissionary & charitable giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER HIGH HARROGATEFY2023£2klocal expression of mission partner
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER HIGH HARROGATEFY2024£2kCharitable giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, BEXLEYHEATHFY2024£1kMissionary & charitable giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET, HORSFORTH, LEEDSFY2023£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET, HORSFORTH, LEEDSFY2024£1k
IMAGINE FOUNDATIONFY2024£0Using creativity to change the story

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/10/2024£152kThe Artizan Collective
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2022£10kConversations and Creativity
The National Lottery Community Fund20/07/2021£150kThe Artizan Café – Work experience and community for differently-abled people
UK government08/07/2020£19kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JENNYRUTH WORKSHOPS LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Artizan International£633k—0above—no doubt
JENNYRUTH WORKSHOPS LTD FY2025£561k—0unclear—no doubt
HANDCRAFTED PROJECTS FY2024£2.3m—0below—no doubt
CRAFT CENTRE AND DESIGN GALLERY LIMITED FY2025£114k—0below—not going concern
INTERNATIONAL ARTS STUDIO FY2025£123k—0unclear—no doubt
ALL ARTS & MEDIA LTD FY2024£99k—0unclear—no doubt

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