THE SOCIETY OF LEATHER TECHNOLOGISTS AND CHEMISTS LIMITED

Registered charity 262247 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S L T C LTD, SLTC LTD

The principal activity of the 'SLTC' is to assist and encourage the application of science and technology to the manufacture and utilisation of leather and related products and by the publication of journals and the holding of meetings, to further the development of scientific knowledge in the leather industry.

Objects

TO ASSIST AND ENCOURAGE THE APPLICATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO THE MANUFACTURE AND UTILISATION OF LEATHER AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND, BY THE PUBLICATION OF JOURNALS AND THE HOLDING OF MEETINGS, TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE IN THE LEATHER INDUSTRY. (FOR DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED THE 22ND DECEMBER 1951)

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £367 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total net assets of £85,597. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Unrestricted funds stood at £74,565, providing a stable financial position without reliance on external funding sources disclosed in the report.

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 4 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.

• Complaints handling
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Miller FSLTC
• Deborah Anne Taylor
• Dr Christine Mary Anscombe
• Giorgio Pozza
• Jack Chatwood
• John Avery
• Karl Bernard Flowers
• Kristopher Macdonald
• Matthew Dunning
• Matthew Henry Abbott
• Michael Thompson
• Nigel Anthony Payne

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

Operates in: Australia · Northamptonshire · South Africa · United States

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