South House Silver Workshop Trust
Chairman’s Report January 2023 Period March 2021 to April 2022
The year was a huge success, we started after a difficult few months having to cope with Covid19 and the aftermath. However momentum built and two of our bursary winners completed the first half of their planned studies.
Jessica Jue competed work with Brett Payne and then transferred to Shetland where she worked under my supervision and we made a produced a superb silver bowl that went on to be shown at the highly prestigious exhibition in London ‘Collect’ organized by The Crafts Council.
Ellys Wood completed her work in Shetland and then transferred to work alongside Brett Payne in Sheffield. Both Ellys and Jessica have continued to develop their skills and both have improved immeasurably. It has been a huge boost to both to work with master silversmiths and the whole process has been incredibly rewarding.
Later in the year Fenella Watson visited Shetland for one month and designed and made a silver candle holder that went on to be exhibited at Living Silver at Wisley. Again Fenella worked very hard and developed techniques from planishing silver to making fine nuts and bolts in silver using a lathe. The piece she constructed was very impressive.
In January 22 we also welcomed Anais Bansal from The Prince’s Foundation for one months training.
All the candidates have their travel and accommodation paid for along with a monthly subsistence fee. The cost of tuition is covered by the Trust.
With the overwhelming success of the project the Trustees having met decided to expand the project in 2022 to 2023 and advertise for three makers to work with four master silversmiths. A total to be raised was set at £50k and by April 2022 we had already received pledges of funds from our existing donors.
We continue to pass on to the next generation of silversmiths the techniques that have been honed over 40 years by myself and Brett we are preserving the craft skills for the future. In 2023 we will add silversmiths Chris Perry (Sheffield) and Angus McFadyen (Buxton) to the teaching mentoring team
We have a very bright future and we look forward as a Trust to working with the many young talented silversmiths that are working and studying in the UK.
Rod Kelly MA (RCA)
Goldsmith Silversmith
Chairman
South House Silver Workshop
Statement of Income and Expenditure
For the period from 1[st] April 2020 to 31[st] March 2021
Total Income £ 34,100.00 (includes Donations and Receipts) Less: Expenses Outgoing £ 6,650.00 Bank Charges and Monthly Fees 74.00 (6,724.00) ______ Net Profit £ 27,376.00 ==========
Notes to Accounts:
Balance on bank account (CAF bank – Acc. No. 00024006)
@ 1[st] April 2020 - £ 596.36 @ 31[st] March 2021 - £ 27,972.36
South House Silver Workshop Registered Charity Number: 1151646
Registered Address: South House Muckle Roe, Brae, Shetland, ZE2 9QW
Signed: Chris Ellard (Trustee and accountant) chrnev@ntlworld.com
17[th] May 2021