THE CHARTERED SOCIETY OF DESIGNERS

Registered charity 279393 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CSD

To promote and advance for the benefit of the community sound principles of design

Objects

(I) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE A CONCERN FOR SOUND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN IN ALL THOSE SPHERES TO WHICH DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS MAY APPLY; (II) TO FURTHER THE PRACTICE OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN; (III) TO SECURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF INDUSTRY COMMERCE AND THE PUBLIC A DEFINED AND RECOGNISED PROFESSION OF PERSONS WELL QUALIFIED TO BE DESIGNERS; (IV) TO REGULATE AND CONTROL FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ALL MATTERS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND CONDUCT CONCERNING THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY; TO ENCOURAGE AND FOSTER THE STUDY OF DESIGN TECHNIQUES.

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.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £38,350 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a reduction of unrestricted funds to £154,727. The trustees note that reserves are reduced but remain under review, with the forthcoming disposal of office property intended to strengthen the Society's financial position. Despite rising mortgage interest and property depreciation, operating expenditure has been tightly controlled.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £350k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• David Callcott PCSD
• David Hopwood MCSD
• Jake Quintin Leith PPCSD FRSA
• Maggie Law PCSD
• Peta Miller FCSD

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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