The Chartered Society of Designers

Analysis

The Chartered Society of Designers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Chartered Society of Designers reported income of £199k and spending of £245k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £212k to £199k (-6.3%), an average of -1.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 119% 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, The Chartered Society of Designers sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arts for All (£198k), Seaton Gateway Theatre Company Limited (£199k) and Cwmllinau Village Hall (£198k).

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.