Contemporary Glass Society

Analysis

Contemporary Glass Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northamptonshire. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05062300). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Contemporary Glass Society reported income of £86k and spending of £89k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £63k to £86k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Contemporary Glass Society sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Guggenheim UK Charitable Trust (£86k), Abney Park Trust (£86k) and British Society for Geomorphology (£86k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.