# THE CLAY FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1160430
- **Other names:** British Ceramics Biennial
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 11, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1160430


## Contact

- **Address:** Staffordshire University, College Road, STOKE-ON-TRENT
- **Postcode:** ST4 2DE
- **Phone:** 01782294634
- **Email:** info@britishceramicsbiennial.com
- **Website:** www.britishceramicsbiennial.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF, AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE ART OF CERAMICS, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES OF THE CIO MAY DECIDE.

**Activities:** The Clay Foundation deliver: - An extensive public engagement programme working with education and community groups across the city- Commission artists to research and develop new clayworks - Present the successful British Ceramics Biennial festival (2017 onwards)- Attract local, national and international audiences, extending its reach and impact across Stoke-on-Trent and beyond.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Stoke-on-trent City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £623757 | £569085 | £149829 | 9 |
| March 31, 2024 | £720988 | £710779 | £95157 | 9 |
| March 31, 2023 | £392339 | £401170 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £574701 | £608076 | £93779 | 12 |
| March 31, 2021 | £439942 | £343875 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Caroline Louise Butterwick — appointed July 18, 2024
- Catrin Jones — appointed May 6, 2021
- Claire Marie Hickey — appointed Oct. 19, 2023
- DEIRDRE FIGUEIREDO — appointed July 18, 2019
- Kirsty Jane Andrew — appointed Oct. 19, 2023
- ROSEMARY GREENLEES — appointed Jan. 19, 2023
- Samantha Knights — appointed April 10, 2025
- Sara Louise Gilroy Williams — appointed May 6, 2021