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The Goldsmiths' Foundation

Registered charity 1175593 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GOLDSMITHS' COMPANY CHARITY

1, The advancement of technical & vocational education by supporting development of creative, design, craft, & scientific skills in goldsmithing, silversmithing, jewellery, & allied trades; 2. The advancement of technical & vocational education & development of skills in the creative industries; 3. The advancement of other charitable purposes particularly in the City of London

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.1m
Latest spending
£4.6m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves were £2.3m, which is above the trustees' target level of £1.8m to £2.0m. The charity does not employ staff directly, relying instead on management recharges from the Goldsmiths' Company, and trustees confirmed that no remuneration was received by any trustee during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £1.8m to £2.0m (held: £2.3m)
“The trustees’ Reserves Policy for the Foundation is to maintain a free reserve of between £1.8m to £2.0m, to ensure the Foundation could continue to meet its longer-term commitments in the face of a sudden downturn in income and to recognise its intention to provide an operating grant for the Goldsmiths’ Centre.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £750k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£4.1m
Total spending
£4.6m
Cost of raising funds
£814k
Reserves (reported)
£4.0m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~10.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (98% 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: 19.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£4.1m£4.6m
31/03/2024£4.3m£14.5m
31/03/2023£3.5m£4.1m
31/03/2022£3.2m£4.1m
31/03/2021£3.6m£5.1m

Common questions

Is The Goldsmiths' Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves were £2.3m, which is above the trustees' target level of £1.8m to £2.0m. The charity does not employ staff directly, relying instead on management recharges from the Goldsmiths' Company, and trustees confirmed that no remuneration was received by any trustee during the year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE GOLDSMITHS CENTRE1£39k
JACK PETCHEY FOUNDATION1£24k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION1£17k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
The Goldsmiths' Foundation£4.1m—0above—no doubt
THE GOLDSMITHS' CRAFT AND DESIGN COUNCIL FY2025£193k—0above—no doubt
THE GOLDSMITHS CENTRE FY2025£3.4m——above—no doubt
THE HABERDASHERS' FOUNDATION FY2025£454k£60,001 - £70,0004unclear—no doubt
THE VTCT FOUNDATION FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt
Lloyd's of London Foundation FY2024£1.5m—0above—no doubt

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