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Makers of Playing Cards Charity

Makers of Playing Cards Charity is a registered charity (number 232876) based in Bicester, governed by 11 trustees. Latest income £113k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

Also known as The Cutler Trust (Charity Commission)

  • 11 trustees
  • Income £113k (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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 1 more
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.makersofplayingcards.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1964

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£113k£151k
  • 2024£143k£119k
  • 2023£117k£111k
Earlier years
  • 2022£104k£89k
  • 2021£89k£95k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OR EDUCATION OF ANY PERSON OF EITHER SEX WHO IS OR HAS BEEN AT ANY TIME IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PLAYING CARDS OR THEIR DEPENDANTS IN POOR AND NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES AS DIRECTED BY THE MASTER WARDENS AND COURT OF ASSISTANTS OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF MAKERS OF PLAYING CARDS. IF AND IN SO FAR AS INCOME IS NOT REQUIRED FOR APPLICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE THE SAME MAY BE APPLIED FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING; 1) FOR RELIEF IN NEED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS HEREINAFTER CONTAINED 2) IN ASSISTING PERSONS WHO HAVE NOT ATTAINED THE AGE OF 25 YEARS WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND ARE PREPARING FOR, ENTERING UPON OR ENGAGED IN ANY PROFESSION, TRADE, OCCUPATION OR SERVICE, BY PROVIDING THEM WITH OUTFITS OR BY PAYING FEES, TRAVELLING OR MAINTENANCE EXPENSES, OR BY OTHER MEANS FOR THEIR ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE OR ENABLE THEM, TO EARN THEIR LIVING; 3) IN OTHERWISE PROMOTING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF SUCH PERSONS AS AFORESAID.

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.

11 trustees on the board

4.3y median 3y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

7.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Portfolio (4)

5
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 11Disability 10The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 10General Charitable Purposes 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Business services 2Other services 2Professional services 2

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£113k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
232876
Status
Registered
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 25 OCT 1943AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 20 APR 1978AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 18 JUL 2006AS AMENDED ON 16 OCT 2006AS AMENDED ON 10 OCT 2016
Contact on the register
07833 134581 · charitysecretary@makersofplayingcards.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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