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SOCIETY OF GLASS TECHNOLOGY

Registered charity 237438 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S G T

PROVIDES ADVOCACY/ADVICE/INFORMATION

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE STUDY OF GLASS TECHNOLOGY, WHICH TERM, USED IN EXPRESSING THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY, SHALL COVER ALL ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY, ART, SCIENCE, MANUFACTURE, AFTER-TREATMENT AND USE OF GLASS OF ANY AND EVERY KIN.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Latest income
£239k
Latest spending
£264k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Society reported a net surplus of £3,525 for the year ended 31 December 2025, following a net expenditure in the previous year. The Council members confirm that the Society has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months average expenditure (held: £257k)
“The Council members aim to maintain a minimum level of reserves which are equivalent to six months average expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£239k£264k
31/12/2024£348k£370k
31/12/2023£254k£283k
31/12/2022£253k£246k
31/12/2021£161k£167k

Common questions

Is SOCIETY OF GLASS TECHNOLOGY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Society reported a net surplus of £3,525 for the year ended 31 December 2025, following a net expenditure in the previous year. The Council members confirm that the Society has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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' Foundation1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Society for Cardiac Science and Technology LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOCIETY OF GLASS TECHNOLOGY£239k—0above—no doubt
The Society for Cardiac Science and Technology LTD FY2024£193k—0above—no doubt
FOUNDATION OF THE SOCIETY OF RETINA SPECIALISTS FY2024£2.7m€100,001 - €110,000—above—no doubt
THE SOCIETY FOR FREE RADICAL RESEARCH FY2024£186k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SOCIETY FOR UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED FY2025£356k£80,001 - £90,000—above—no doubt
THE NUTRITION SOCIETY FY2024£1.4m——unclear—no doubt

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