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British Glass Foundation

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1139252West MidlandsArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£366k2025-03-31
Spending£316ksame year
Spent / received97%5-year average
Size in its cause90th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2010Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

British Glass Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07344291). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, British Glass Foundation reported income of £366k and spending of £316k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £51k to £366k (+612%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 1593%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, British Glass Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Contemporaries (1988) Limited (£366k), 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning Ltd (£366k) and The Bailiffgate Museum and Gallery (£365k).

Income and spending

£0£225k£451k£676k£901k2021 Income: £51,3802021 Spending: £37,97220212022 Income: £869,6652022 Spending: £901,40720222023 Income: £116,0612023 Spending: £105,97020232024 Income: £146,2292024 Spending: £144,95120242025 Income: £365,8282025 Spending: £315,8762025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

THE BRITISH GLASS FOUNDATION IS AN ENABLING BODY BRINGING TOGETHER ALL RELEVANT AND INDEPENDENT GLASS AND CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS AND PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMON AIM TO PROTECT AND SAVE THE GLASS, ARCHIVE AND TECHNICAL COLLECTIONS AT BROADFIELD HOUSE GLASS MUSEUM AND TO ENSURE THEIR FUTURE DISPLAY TO THE PUBLIC, ACCESS FOR RESEARCH AND CONTINUED GROWTH.

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CharityLocationIncome
New Contemporaries (1988) LimitedLondon£366k
198 Contemporary Arts and Learning LtdLondon£366k
The Bailiffgate Museum and GalleryNorthumberland£365k
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