Goldsmiths Company Charity pledges £200k to help jewellers

The Goldsmiths Company Charity has awarded £197,380 in donations and grants to support jewellers and those working in the allied trades during the cost of living crisis.

The charity has issued multiple cost-of-living grants to charities and apprentices within the trade to support them using the remainder of the funds from its Covid-19 fund.

It also presented a cheque for £40,000 to the Benevolent Society, a charity that supports those who have worked across jewellery and within the allied trades, at the annual Benevolent Society Ball in Birmingham in December.

Alongside this, three grants of £40,000 will be gifted to the Silversmith and Jeweller’s Charity’s hardship fund. Goldsmiths’ company apprentices have also been given individual grants of £350.

Michelle O’Brien, head of charitable giving, said: “We know that the fall in ‘real’ disposable income has impacted many individuals and families over the last year and is only going to get worse in the short term.

“The Goldsmiths’ Company Charity is pleased that we can support The Benevolent Society and Silversmiths’ and Jewellers Charity through grant funding to help them continue their essential work in supporting those in our trade who need it most with immediate financial assistance.”