The Goldsmiths’ Company Charity

“When I first came to prison, I was about eight weeks pregnant with my third baby and absolutely petrified. Throughout my pregnancy, Birth Companions were fantastic. They were there throughout my labour and were like angels in disguise.”

“Many of us associate Cornwall with surfing, ice cream and gorgeous beaches,” says Alison Tebbs, Project Manager of the First Words Together project. “But there are also huge amounts of poverty in the areas where tourists don’t go.”

The Goldsmiths' Company Charity is delighted to announce the first four recipients of its new £10m Landmark Grants Programme – designed to accelerate skills development in the UK – Aston University Engineering Academy, National Literacy Trust, St Giles, and St. Paul’s Cathedral, who will each receive grants of £500,000 towards their projects.

"Story-Led Resilience™" is the unique practice adopted by Blackpool Grand's Tales Retold project, which sees children critically analyse theatre, to learn from the characters' own resilient traits.

“National Prison Radio generates a real sense of community, not just within prisons, but also across prisons,” says Evie Dickinson.

Spark Inside’s award-winning 'Hero's Journey' coaching programme combats reoffending by empowering young prisoners.

The Goldsmiths’ Company Charity is delighted to announce its new charitable partnerships for the new year. Focusing on the rehabilitation and resettlement of prisoners, these organisations either provide support inside prisons, or offer rehabilitation initiatives to those who have left incarceration.

The Goldsmiths’ Company Charity has issued multiple cost-of-living grants to charities and apprentices within the trade to support them during this difficult period, using the remainder of the funds from its Covid-19 Fund.

In 2017 the London Museum and the Goldsmiths’ Company Charity announced that the Charity had become a Founding Partner of the new museum, in Smithfield. The landmark donation of £10million will goes towards the Museum’s plans to create a spectacular new home for the history of London and its people in the beautiful but disused market buildings at West Smithfield.