Society of Glass Technology

Analysis

Society of Glass Technology is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in November 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Society of Glass Technology reported income of £239k and spending of £264k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £161k to £239k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Society of Glass Technology sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Village Pre-School E17 (£239k), Hanslope Pre-School (£239k) and Lightyear Foundation Ltd (£239k).

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.