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Design Council is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives.
Design Council (number 272099) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Design Council do?
Design Council's purpose is to make life better by design.We are an independent charity and the government's advisor on design. Our vision is a world where the role and value of design is recognised as a fundamental creator of value, enabling happier, healthier and safer lives for all. Through the power of design, we make better places, better products, better processes and better performance.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Design Council
Answers Design Council gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Design Council's highest-paid staff paid?
Design Council's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 8 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £140,001–£150,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£140,001–£150,000
1
£90,001–£100,000
1
£80,001–£90,000
2
£70,001–£80,000
1
£60,001–£70,000
3
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Design Council's money come from?
Design Council reported £3.7m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £3.7m (100%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£3.7m · 100%
Does Design Council receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Design Council. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Design Council reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Design Council as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Design Council's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Other Finance; Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Other Charitable Activities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Design Council registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Why is there no Clarity Score for Design Council yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Design Council.
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The register data used for this profile lists Design Council as a registered charity (number 272099) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Design Council's charity number?
Design Council's charity number is 272099. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 272099?
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What does Design Council do?
Design Council's purpose is to make life better by design.We are an independent charity and the government's advisor on design. Our vision is a world where the role and value of design is recognised as a fundamental creator of value, enabling happier, healthier and safer lives for all. Through the power of design, we make better places, better products, better processes and better performance.
Does Design Council have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Design Council. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Design Council?
Design Council's website listed in our register data is http://www.designcouncil.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Design Council's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Design Council's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 8 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £140,001–£150,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Design Council's money come from?
Design Council reported £3.7m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £3.7m (100%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Design Council?
The register does not record Design Council as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Design Council's trustees paid?
Design Council's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Design Council registered as a charity?
Design Council was entered on the register on 13 October 1976. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number RO000848).