THE LACE GUILD CIO

Registered charity 1195559 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LACE GUILD

The Lace Guild CIO educates the public in the craft of lacemaking, its history and use, and through education encourages design, development and professional presentation of lace.

Objects

1. TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE CRAFT OF LACEMAKING, ITS HISTORY AND ITS USE. 2. TO PROMOTE A HIGH STANDARD OF LACEMAKING. 3. THROUGH EDUCATION, TO ENCOURAGE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION OF LACE.

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£400k

Latest spending

£164k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net profit of £42,751 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £205,931 against total expenditure of £163,180. The trustees confirm that unrestricted resources are sufficient to meet outgoings for the foreseeable future, and there are no funds materially in deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £330k)

“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (24/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alison Jane Hopper-Bishop
Amanda Jane Binns
Jetem Bryan Obaji
Lisa Jane Samantha Foulon
Margaret Patricia Templey

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£400k	£164k
31/12/2024	£206k	£163k
31/12/2023	£324k	£165k
31/12/2022	£219k	£142k

Common questions

Is THE LACE GUILD CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net profit of £42,751 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £205,931 against total expenditure of £163,180. The trustees confirm that unrestricted resources are sufficient to meet outgoings for the foreseeable future, and there are no funds materially in deficit. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	21/07/2004	£50k	"Layers of Lace - Providing Access To The Lace Guild Collection"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	20/02/2003	£850	"A Project To Hold An Exhibition To Raise Awareness Of The Heritage Craft Of Lace Making To Students And The General Public Of The West Midla"

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE OAKDALE TRUST	1	£2k
The Ashley Family Foundation	1	£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD.

THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD income £167k
THE ASSOCIATION OF GUILDS OF WEAVERS, SPINNERS AND DYERS income £315k
THE BEADWORKERS GUILD income £108k
THE MAKERS GUILD IN WALES income £229k
THE QUILTERS' GUILD OF THE BRITISH ISLES income £679k
THE GUILD OF ST GEORGE income £176k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE LACE GUILD CIO	£400k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD FY2025	£167k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE ASSOCIATION OF GUILDS OF WEAVERS, SPINNERS AND DYERS FY2025	£315k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE BEADWORKERS GUILD FY2025	£108k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MAKERS GUILD IN WALES FY2025	£229k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE QUILTERS' GUILD OF THE BRITISH ISLES FY2025	£679k	—	below	—	no doubt

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