THE PRINTING CHARITY

Registered charity 208882 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PRINTERS' CHARITABLE CORPORATION, PRINTERS' PENSION ALMSHOUSE AND ORPHAN ASYLUM CORPORATION

We have been supporting people who work or have worked in printing, packaging and publishing since 1827. Our charitable aims include promoting independence, protecting dignity and furthering skills. We meet our aims through providing financial, emotional and practical support, including a free 24/7 helpline, and working with industry partners to champion the sector's emerging talent.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased by 4% to £1.20m, while charitable expenditure increased by nearly 9% to £3.4m, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Despite this operational loss, the charity maintains a strong financial position with total net assets of £37.33m and unrestricted funds of £35.02m. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for at least 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Crowe UK LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~93.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (51% 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: 11.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (09/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Phillipschair
• Andrew Neal
• Catherine Cook
• Donald McCormick
• Elenor Hamshire · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lance Ralph John Hill
• Louisa Bull
• Richard Paul Bernstein
• Sayandhan Mathavan

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

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

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PRINT QUARTERLY PUBLICATIONS.

• PRINT QUARTERLY PUBLICATIONS income £187k
• THE NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND income £957k
• COMMUNITIES AND HOUSING INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE income £207k
• INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GUILD income £1.0m
• Caring for Communities and People income £13.0m
• CHARITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP income £4.3m

Side by side with its peers

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