The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths Charitable Trust reported income of £98k and spending of £88k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £97k to £98k (+0.9%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths Charitable Trust sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Luke's School Trust (£98k), Wenvoe Playgroup CIO (£98k) and Victoria Out of School Clubs (£98k).