THE ROBIN AND LUCIENNE DAY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1167016 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education of the public by: generating knowledge, appreciation and understanding of the nation's design heritage in general, and the work of Robin and Lucienne Day in particular; encouraging the provisions of public access to the design legacies of Robin and Lucienne Day; providing resources to the general public to further their study of furniture and textile design

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY:(A) GENERATING KNOWLEDGE, APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATION'S DESIGN HERITAGE IN GENERAL, AND THE WORK OF ROBIN AND LUCIENNE DAY IN PARTICULAR;(B) ENCOURAGING THE PROVISIONS OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE DESIGN LEGACIES OF ROBIN AND LUCIENNE DAY;(C) PROVIDING RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES WHICH WILL ENABLE THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR STUDENTS OF EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS TO FURTHER THEIR STUDY OF DESIGN IN GENERAL AND FURNITURE AND TEXTILE DESIGN IN PARTICULAR

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Westmorland and Furness, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reports total unrestricted funds of £1,141,409, which is well above its stated policy target of maintaining a minimum of £35,000 in readily accessible cash. The accounts state that the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, confirming a healthy going concern status.

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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• PAULA DAYchair
• Klas Magnus Wilhelm Englund · trustee of 1 other charity
• Professor Stuart Bartholomew · trustee of 1 other charity
• Simon James Dale Alderson · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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