Overall GiG Score: 18 ?
Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

CRAFTS COUNCIL 

Our goal is to make the UK the best place to make, see, collect and learn about contemporary craftOur aims are to:To build a strong economy and infrastructure for contemporary craft To increase and diversify the audience for contemporary craft To champion high quality contemporary craft practice nationally and internationally
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Over half the Board have joined recently
Established: 44 years

www.craftscouncil.org.uk

finance@craftscouncil.org.uk

02078062500

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£3,788£3,975£-187£247£2,436£2,4337.33515
31/03/22£3,827£3,919£-92£333£2,622£2,5737.94517
31/03/21£4,176£3,762£414£304£2,713£2,6558.5470
31/03/20£4,367£4,097£270£297£2,242£2,1786.44528
31/03/19£4,315£3,706£609£309£2,029£1,7645.74328
31/03/18£4,168£3,983£185£373£1,420£1,2993.9460
31/03/17£4,279£4,335£-56£427£1,235£1,0652.9420
31/03/16£4,039£3,907£132£348£1,291£1,1423.5390
31/03/15£3,680£3,847£-166£370£1,259£1,1903.7360
31/03/14£3,514£3,466£48£347£1,425£1,3734.8310
31/03/13£3,496£3,356£140£249£1,377£1,3614.9340
31/03/12£4,083£4,443£-360£365£1,237£1,1973.2330
31/03/11£4,170£4,531£-361£163£1,597£1,5404.1400
31/03/10*£4,363£4,759£-396£207£1,958£1,9134.8410
31/03/09*£3,977£4,381£-404£184£2,354£2,3026.3400
31/03/08£4,785£4,692£93£207£2,758£2,6746.8410
31/03/07*£4,756£4,230£526£144£2,665£2,6657.6450
31/03/06£4,890£5,561£-671£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£5,305£4,851£454£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£5,005£5,012£-7£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 7.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Who works here?
  • 35 employees
  • 15 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£465,846
National Lottery Heritage Fund£235,446
City Bridge Trust£100,000
Cripplegate Foundation£10,560
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Crafts Council
£235,446 05/07/2023
#DYC Craft for the People
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Crafts Council
£10,560 22/09/2020
Reframe, Rethink, Reclaim
DCMS - Crafts Council
£353,846 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Crafts Council
£112,000 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Crafts Council
£100,000 25/07/2019
£100,000 towards accessibility works at the Crafts Council premises in Pentonville Road, Islington.
DCMS - Crafts Council
£100,000 01/04/2018
Crafts Council
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Engagement Programme
£9,909 10/01/2018
12
This project will deliver a youth engagement programme to bring young people from diverse communities together for monthly craft sessions, building strong relationships through workshops, visits to ....more
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Crafts Council
£20,000 08/12/2016
Redevelopment work to create 'The Common Place for Craft'
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Crafts Council
£88,100 05/03/2014
The First Decade (1972-1982): the Crafts Council Collection archive unleashed
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Crafts Council
£96,117 25/03/2010
36
Towards Project costs Towards the costs of a national project to improve ceramics education and facilities in schools.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
  • HELEN HYDE (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retail Director
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/09/1980, number: 280956
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR10: 2 days late, AR09: 33 days late, AR07: 0 days late,
Main office

44A PENTONVILLE ROAD
LONDON
N1 9BY

Objectives

TO ADVANCE AND ENCOURAGE THE CREATION AND CONSERVATION OF ARTICLES OF FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND TO FOSTER PROMOTE AND INCREASE THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC IN THE WORK OF CRAFTSMEN AND THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THOSE WORKS TO THE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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