Our finances

Created in 1944, the Design Council is an executive non departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

In May 2005, the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) became jointly responsible for the organisation

27 October 2006, Updated 23 June 2009

Incorporated by royal charter in 1976 and a registered charity, we work in the context of a number of regulatory documents (including the financial memorandum and management statement).

We receive grant in aid from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills which in 2006-07 was £6.035million. We also generate income from other sources and for the year 2006-07 incoming resources for the year were £7.81m and total resources expended were £8.32m.

Registered charity number: 272099

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Declaration of interests

Council and Executive Board members meeting

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