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crafts council

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. Crafts Council is a registered charity whose purpose is arts, culture, heritage, or science. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales and Scotland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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

Fundraising

See where Crafts Council is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,532,000
Latest Expenditure
£3,444,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 84.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 86.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 11.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,354,000
Charitable Activities £1,138,000
Other Trading £0
Investments £13,000
Other Income £27,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,981,000
Raising Funds £246,000
Governance £136,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £217,000

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,532,000£3,444,000£2,981,000£2,524,000£779,00024 / 14
2023£3,788,000£3,974,773£3,500,315£2,436,000£621,00035 / 15
2022£3,827,053£3,918,650£3,366,263£2,621,638£706,32045 / 17
2021£4,175,775£3,761,913£3,244,540£2,713,235£604,62947 / 0
2020£4,367,035£4,096,864£3,614,043£2,242,096£288,33445 / 28

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers