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URBAN DESIGN GROUP

Registered charity 326123 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The UDG is established for the public benefit:-To promote high standards of performance and interprofessional co-operation in planning, urban design and architecture, landscape design and all other aspects of the built environment.-To educate the relevant professions and the public in matters relating to urban design.

Objects

I) TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE AND INTERPROFESSIONAL CO-OPERATION IN PLANNING, URBAN DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND OTHER RELATED DISCIPLINES IN GREAT BRITAIN. II) TO EDUCATE THE RELEVENT PROFESSIONS AND THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS RELATING TO URBAN DESIGN. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION).

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: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£247k
Latest spending
£282k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £210,498, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of a minimum £50,000. The charity reported a net income of £32,168 for the 17-month period, supported by incoming resources of £246,504 against total expenditure of £281,990.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a minimum of £50,000 (held: £210k)
“The trustees have reviewed the reserves of the charity and, in view of the current financial situation, are of the opinion that they should fall no lower than a minimum of £50,000.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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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
31/07/2025£247k£282k
29/02/2024£180k£174k
28/02/2023£142k£125k
28/02/2022£147k£186k
28/02/2021£140k£162k

Common questions

Is URBAN DESIGN GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £210,498, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of a minimum £50,000. The charity reported a net income of £32,168 for the 17-month period, supported by incoming resources of £246,504 against total expenditure of £281,990. 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 GLASS-HOUSE TRUST1£230k
MCS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£183k
THE OVE ARUP FOUNDATION1£120k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with University Design Forum.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
URBAN DESIGN GROUP£247k—0above—no doubt
University Design Forum FY2025£144k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GLASS-HOUSE COMMUNITY LED DESIGN FY2026£104k——below—no doubt
UKGBC FY2025£3.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE UDLINGTON TRUST FY2024£312k—0unclear—no doubt
DESIGN MIDLANDS LIMITED FY2025£300k—0above—no doubt

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