THE GOLDSMITHS' CRAFT AND DESIGN COUNCIL

Registered charity 1172110 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the charity are to promote the artistry and historic practices of goldsmithing, silversmithing, jewellery and allied crafts. A major activity is an annual competition awarding prizes in recognition of excellence in both design and making of jewellery and valuable objects. Also the participation in exhibitions and other activities to educate the general public about the crafts.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE THE ARTISTRY AND HISTORIC PRACTICES OF GOLDSMITHING, SILVERSMITHING, JEWELLERY AND THE ALLIED CRAFTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

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: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £2,532 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £192,544 and expenditure of £195,076. Free reserves stood at £100,047, which is above the trustees' stated policy target range of £30,000 to £60,000. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern, relying on strong support from its founding patron.

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 5 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• ANNE MARIE REEVES
• John Ball
• Judith Lockwood
• Kathryn Ruth Bishop
• Maeve Gillies
• PETER CLEMENT CRUMP
• Robin Stephen Kyte
• Steven Charles Jinks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GOLDSMITHS CENTRE.

• THE GOLDSMITHS CENTRE income £3.4m
• CRAFT CENTRE AND DESIGN GALLERY LIMITED income £114k
• CRAFTS COUNCIL income £3.6m
• The Goldsmiths' Foundation income £4.1m
• GOLDSMITHS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £158k
• THE SOCIETY OF DESIGNER-CRAFTSMEN income £71k

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