# DESIGN COUNCIL

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 272099
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Oct. 13, 1976
- **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=272099


## Contact

- **Address:** The Design Council, c/o Sayer Vincent, 110 Golden Lane, LONDON
- **Postcode:** EC1Y 0TG
- **Phone:** 02074205200
- **Email:** info@designcouncil.org.uk
- **Website:** www.designcouncil.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF BRITISH INDUSTRY BY THE IMPROVEMENT OF DESIGN IN THE PRODUCTS THEREOF.

**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.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## 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



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £3706000 | £3488000 | £863000 | 34 |
| March 31, 2024 | £3636000 | £3946000 | £645000 | 37 |
| March 31, 2023 | £4273000 | £4153000 | £954000 | 39 |
| March 31, 2022 | £4518338 | £4776888 | £834378 | 38 |
| March 31, 2021 | £3609221 | £3593769 | £1092092 | 38 |



## Trustees

- **Christopher William Eccleshare** (Chair) — appointed July 29, 2022
- Christopher David Naylor — appointed May 26, 2022
- JONQUIL ELIZABETH HACKENBERG — appointed May 26, 2022
- PAUL RAYMOND MONAGHAN — appointed March 17, 2022
- Patrick Bellew — appointed April 1, 2025
- Prathaban Ramalingam — appointed April 17, 2025
- Professor Elena Marco — appointed April 1, 2025
- Sadaf Hosseini — appointed April 1, 2025
- Tom Crawford — appointed April 1, 2025