The Scriveners' Company Sexcentenary Charity
Analysis
The Scriveners' Company Sexcentenary Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barbican. It was registered in February 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending July 2025, The Scriveners' Company Sexcentenary Charity reported income of £35k and spending of £37k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £322k to £35k (-89%), an average of -43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income dropped by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 32% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Scriveners' Company Sexcentenary Charity sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charlton Masjid Trust (£35k), The Ty Glyn Davis Trust Limited (£35k) and The Birch Thompson Memorial Fund (£35k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Making of grants to organisations for advancement of education, particularly but not limited to those involved in trades and crafts associated with the Worshipful Company of Scriveners; The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage; The advancement of culture and heritage in the trades and crafts associated with Scriveners.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Charlton Masjid Trust | London | £35k |
| The Ty Glyn Davis Trust Limited | Aberdare | £35k |
| The Birch Thompson Memorial Fund | Wolverhampton | £35k |
| Bhamji Charitable Foundation UK | Dewsbury | £35k |