Artizan International — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 13 February 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £632,880
Latest expenditure: £561,582
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 39 Oxford Street, HARROGATE, North Yorkshire, HG11PW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.artizaninternational.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

1. Running craft workshops for people with disabilities (PWDs) to learn craft skills. 2. Training skilled volunteers to set up employment-generating craft workshops for PWDs facing poverty in the developing world. 3. Running a shop to sell products made by PWDs in our workshops in the developing world to provide them with an income.4. Running a cafe to provide day services & work experience.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 20 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 20 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £632,880
Total Gross Expenditure: £561,582

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 24 April 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £515,880
Total Gross Expenditure: £587,786

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £727,366
Total Gross Expenditure: £521,255

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 23 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 23 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £326,315
Total Gross Expenditure: £262,952

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 20 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 20 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £322,895
Total Gross Expenditure: £434,760

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £632,880
Total Gross Expenditure: £561,582
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £515,880
Total Gross Expenditure: £587,786
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 90

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £727,366
Total Gross Expenditure: £521,255
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 19756
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 75

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 23 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £326,315
Total Gross Expenditure: £262,952
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £322,895
Total Gross Expenditure: £434,760
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 232530
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 394148
Income Investments: 6202
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 632880
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £561,582
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 561582
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 22000
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £540,571
Assets Total Fixed: 200000
Assets Own Use: 200000
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £530,103
Assets Total Liabilities: £166,719
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £563,384
Creditors One Year Total Current: 59552
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 107167
Assets Cash: £497,552
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 540571
Funds Restricted: 22813
Funds Total: 563384
Count Employees: 21
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 April 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 206801
Income Other Trading Activities: 6937
Income Charitable Activities: 298376
Income Investments: 3766
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 515880
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £10,535
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £577,251
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 587786
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £105,000
Assets Total Fixed: 200000
Assets Own Use: 200000
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £316,651
Assets Total Liabilities: £24,062
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £492,589
Creditors One Year Total Current: 24062
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £274,344
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 492589
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 492589
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 364965
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 362328
Income Investments: 73
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 727366
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £521,255
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 521255
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 71263
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £120,000
Assets Total Fixed: 200000
Assets Own Use: 200000
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £380,964
Assets Total Liabilities: £16,469
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £564,495
Creditors One Year Total Current: 16469
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £348,036
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 564495
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 564495
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ecuador
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: South America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Peru
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: South America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: North Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Artizan International
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2015-02-13T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 13 Feb 2015 as amended on 04 Jul 2019 as amended on 24 Dec 2020 as amended on 30 May 2022 as amended on 03 Dec 2025
Charitable Objects: The objects of the CIO are: 1. To relieve the needs of disabled people in Yorkshire and the surrounding area by providing opportunities to engage in socially interactive craft-based activities and to learn craft-based skills. 2. The relief of poverty among disabled people in such parts of the world as the trustees shall from time to time determine in particular but not exclusively through the provision of training in craft-based skills and the establishment of craft-based social enterprise organisations to provide training and employment opportunities for such people. 3. The promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit amongst people with disabilities.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 617432
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Artizan International

Charity Name Id: 549947
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CRAFT AID INTERNATIONAL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures