Company News


November 2023

First recipients of new £10m fund to accelerate skills development in the UK announced

The first recipients of a new £10m fund from the Goldsmiths’ Company Charity, the Landmark Grants Programme – designed to accelerate skills development in the UK – have been announced today. Four recipients – Aston University Engineering Academy, The National Literacy Trust, St Giles Trust, and St. Paul’s Cathedral – will each receive grants of £500,000 towards their projects.

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October 2023

July 2023

The Goldsmiths’ Company appoints new members to its Court of Assistants

The Goldsmiths’ Company has announced the appointment of three new members of its Court of Assistants – Robert Hayes, Nicola Le Clair and Emma Himsworth KC – who have been elected for their commercial, financial, charity and legal experience, and for their contributions to the craft and trade of jewellery and silversmithing.

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October 2022

The Goldsmiths’ Company expands apprenticeships outside of London for the first time in 700 years

On Wednesday 19th October 2022, we were very excited to welcome nine aspiring craftspeople to Goldsmiths’ Hall to mark the start of their Goldsmiths’ Company Apprenticeship at a Binding Ceremony. Along with being a momentous occasion for these young people, it is also an important moment for the Goldsmiths’ Company, who for the first time in its 700-year history has expanded its apprenticeship scheme beyond London and the South-East to the Midlands.

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