Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne
The Traidcraft Exchange
The Traidcraft Exchange is a registered charity (number 1048752) based in Newcastle upon Tyne, governed by 7 trustees. Latest income £3.5m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as Transform Trade (Charity Commission)
2. Objects The Objects for which the Exchange is established are –2.1 The relief of poverty through providing training (including training in business skills) and information (including information on marketing) for producers, suppliers and trading...
- 7 trustees
- Income £3.5m (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Lambeth, Bangladesh, India, Kenya and more
- Website
- www.transform-trade.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Traidcraft Exchange
- Registered
- 1995
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3.5m£3.5m
- 2024£3.4m£3.9m
- 2023£3.2m£4.4m
Earlier years
- 2022£4.2m£3.5m
- 2021£3.8m£3.3m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 6%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
2. Objects The Objects for which the Exchange is established are –2.1 The relief of poverty through providing training (including training in business skills) and information (including information on marketing) for producers, suppliers and trading partners in Developing Countries; 2.2 The promotion for the benefit of the public of studies in economic political, social and technical subjects to raise awareness about issues arising from national and international trading practices and the benefits of trading fairly; and 2.3 The promotion of other purposes that are charitable within the law of England and Wales in Developing Countries.
Grants received
17 grants · £4,513,937 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £3,777,822 (14 grants)
- Comic Relief · £696,343
- Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust · £37,272
- SHAREGIFT · £2,500
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Adamson Richard Nsimba since 2024
- Anita Cheria since 2022
- David Pain since 2020
- France Villeneuve since 2024
- Judith Kirton-Darling since 2020
- Karimi Kinoti since 2021
- Laurence Sewell since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- David Pain since 2020
- Laurence Sewell since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Adamson Richard Nsimba since 2024
- Anita Cheria since 2022
- David Pain since 2020
- France Villeneuve since 2024
- Judith Kirton-Darling since 2020
- Karimi Kinoti since 2021
Portfolio (1)
- Laurence Sewell since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
0.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 3.9 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1048752
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/03/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/12/2002NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 09/09/2011 as amended on 05 Aug 2025
- Companies House
- Company number 03031674 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01914976445 · hello@transform-trade.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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