WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF NEEDLEMAKERS CHARITABLE FUND

Registered charity 288646 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SUPPORT OF LONDON CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND CONNEXIONS WITH THE NEEDLEMAKING INDUSTRY AS DECIDED BY THE COURT OF ASSISTANTS

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

Latest income

£262k

Latest spending

£127k

Registered

1984

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased to £3,887,724, driven by investment gains and bequests, despite a net deficit in the unrestricted general fund for the year. The charity maintains a reserves policy of £20,000 for operational costs, with additional cash reserves of approximately £70,000 to ensure grant-making continuity. The trustee confirms that the charity is not reliant on donations income and can continue to make significant grants from investment income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The Company bears the costs of the Clerk and the Independent Examiner when working on behalf of the Charity. It is estimated that this is 10% and 65% respectively £6,948 (2024: £6,316).

“The Company bears the costs of the Clerk and the Independent Examiner when working on behalf of the Charity. It is estimated that this is 10% and 65% respectively £6,948 (2024: £6,316).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (22/11/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (09/07/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Master, Wardens, and Commonalty of the Art or Mystery of Needlemakers of the City of London

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£262k	£127k
30/09/2024	£145k	£75k
30/09/2023	£133k	£97k
30/09/2022	£109k	£94k
30/09/2021	£120k	£63k

Common questions

Is WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF NEEDLEMAKERS CHARITABLE FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net assets increased to £3,887,724, driven by investment gains and bequests, despite a net deficit in the unrestricted general fund for the year. The charity maintains a reserves policy of £20,000 for operational costs, with additional cash reserves of approximately £70,000 to ensure grant-making continuity. The trustee confirms that the charity is not reliant on donations income and can continue to make significant grants from investment income. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SF FOUNDATION	1	£33k
THE KNIGHTLAND FOUNDATION	1	£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CORDWAINERS CHARITABLE TRUST.

CORDWAINERS CHARITABLE TRUST income £193k
LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY COMMERCIAL EDUCATION TRUST income £246k
MEDWAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND income £253k
THE GIRDLERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST income £447k
MEKADSHEI SHEVEI CHARITABLE TRUST income £156k
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £101k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF NEEDLEMAKERS CHARITABLE FUND	£262k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CORDWAINERS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£193k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY COMMERCIAL EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£246k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MEDWAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND FY2025	£253k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE GIRDLERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£447k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MEKADSHEI SHEVEI CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£156k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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