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Design Council

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
272099
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Nov. 25, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Oct. 13, 1976
Legal form
Other
Company number
RO000848

Address

Address
The Design Council
c/o Sayer Vincent
110 Golden Lane
London
EC1Y 0TG

Activities

Design Council's purpose is to make life better by design.We are an independent charity and the government's advisor on design. Our vision is a world where the role and value of design is recognised as a fundamental creator of value, enabling happier, healthier and safer lives for all. Through the power of design, we make better places, better products, better processes and better performance.

Objects: 3.1 The Advancement Of British Industry And Public Services By The Improvement Of Design In Their Products And Services; 3.2 The Protection, Enhancement, Improvement And Revitalisation Of The Natural And Built Environment (Including Architecture), And The Advancement Of The Education Of The Public In Such Subjects And In Subjects Relating To Sustainable Development And Sustainable Living, And To Promote Study And Research In Such Subjects Provided That The Useful Results Of Such Study Are Disseminated To The Public At Large; Sustainable Development Means “Development Which Meets The Needs Of The Present Without Compromising The Ability Of Future Generations To Meet Their Own Needs”.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Region
Throughout England

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 Nov. 25, 2025On time £3,706,000 £3,488,000 £863,000 34
March 31, 2024 Dec. 19, 2024On time £3,636,000 £3,946,000 £645,000 37
March 31, 2023 Jan. 17, 2024On time £4,273,000 £4,153,000 £954,000 39
March 31, 2022 Jan. 31, 2023On time £4,518,338 £4,776,888 £834,378 38
March 31, 2021 Nov. 30, 2021On time £3,609,221 £3,593,769 £1,092,092 38

Trustees

Name Appointed
Christopher William Eccleshare (Chair) July 29, 2022
Christopher David Naylor May 26, 2022
Jonquil Elizabeth Hackenberg May 26, 2022
Paul Raymond Monaghan March 17, 2022
Patrick Bellew April 1, 2025
Prathaban Ramalingam April 17, 2025
Professor Elena Marco April 1, 2025
Sadaf Hosseini April 1, 2025
Tom Crawford April 1, 2025