# CRAFTS COUNCIL

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 280956
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 19, 1980
- **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=280956


## Contact

- **Address:** 44A PENTONVILLE ROAD, LONDON
- **Postcode:** N1 9BY
- **Phone:** 02078062500
- **Email:** finance@craftscouncil.org.uk
- **Website:** www.craftscouncil.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE AND ENCOURAGE THE CREATION AND CONSERVATION OF ARTICLES OF FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND TO FOSTER PROMOTE AND INCREASE THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC IN THE WORK OF CRAFTSMEN AND THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THOSE WORKS TO THE PUBLIC.

**Activities:** 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

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £3615000 | £3623000 | £2516000 | 27 |
| March 31, 2024 | £3532000 | £3444000 | £2524000 | 24 |
| March 31, 2023 | £3788000 | £3974773 | £2436000 | 35 |
| March 31, 2022 | £3827053 | £3918650 | £2621638 | 45 |
| March 31, 2021 | £4175775 | £3761913 | £2713235 | 47 |



## Trustees

- **John Edward Knell** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 9, 2023
- Anant Sharma — appointed March 3, 2023
- EDWARD DAVID MATTHEWS-GENTLE — appointed Feb. 2, 2021
- Ian Krishna Jindal — appointed March 2, 2023
- Jake Solomon — appointed Nov. 9, 2023
- Maariyah Siraj Patel — appointed Jan. 21, 2026
- Majeda Clarke — appointed Jan. 1, 2021
- Melanie Ngaere Edness Eddy — appointed Jan. 10, 2023
- Melody Uyanga Uuganbayar — appointed Jan. 21, 2026
- Richard Hill — appointed Nov. 9, 2023
- Roselind Sinclair MBE — appointed Nov. 9, 2023
- Yasmin Jones-Henry — appointed June 13, 2023