The Leathersellers' Company

What The Leathersellers' Company does

The Leathersellers' Company is a 600-year-old City of London livery company operating as a charitable foundation (UK Charity Number 278072), headquartered at 7 St Helen's Place, London EC3A 6AB. It distributes grants across three pillars: charities focused on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and local community need; education, primarily through undergraduate scholarships, Colfe's School, and the Leathersellers' Federation of Schools in South East London; and the UK leather trade, supporting makers and sustainable leather production. Between August 2020 and July 2025 the Company, Foundation, and associated minor trusts distributed a cumulative £10,839,725 in grants (£5,182,909 to charity, £4,177,363 to leather, £1,479,453 to education).

The foundation funds its activities through endowment and investment income rather than fees or commercial revenue. Grant-making is application-based and community-led, with emphasis on unrestricted multi-year awards that distinguish it from project-restricted funders. Programmes include ACEs main grants, a Small Grants Programme, Responsive Giving, Student Grants (undergraduate scholarships), Colfe's Scholarship, the Leathersellers' Federation of Schools partnership, and Leather Industry Support. Supporting services include Mentoring and an Alumni Network for past participants. The foundation publishes grants data via the 360 Giving portal, maintains ESG credentials (Living Wage Employer, Armed Forces Covenant, SBTi signatory), and operates an IVAR Open & Trusting Funder model.

The Company operates as a non-profit membership organisation with no parent company, subsidiaries, or external equity ownership. Marketing is conducted through its website (leathersellers.org), newsletter, and social channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, Threads). No proprietary technology, AI/ML capability, or commercial product surface is disclosed; the technology footprint is limited to the public-facing website and online application portal.

Name

The Leathersellers' Company

Legal name

The Leathersellers' Company

Website

https://leathersellers.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Leathersellers' Company is a 600-year-old City of London livery company operating as a charitable foundation that distributes grants across three pillars: UK charities focused on adverse childhood experiences, education (scholarships and South East London schools), and the UK leather trade.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Endowment and Investment Income: The Leathersellers' Foundation generates income through its endowment portfolio and investments, which are then distributed as grants to charities, educational institutions, and leather industry support programmes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Leathersellers' Company is a UK charitable foundation (registered charity number 278072) that distributes grants to support charities, education, and the leather industry. Operating through The Leathersellers' Foundation, it runs multiple grant programmes — including charity grants (ACEs grants, Small Grants, and Responsive Giving), education grants (Student Grants, Colfe's School, and the Leathersellers' Federation of Schools), and targeted support for the UK leather trade. Since August 2020 it has distributed over £10.8 million in grants to eligible recipients.

Product overview

The Leathersellers' Company is a charitable organization operating as a unified grant-giving foundation. The organization offers three primary grant programmes: Charity Grants (including ACEs grants, Small Grants, and Responsive Giving), Education Grants (including Student Grants, Colfe's Scholarships, and Leathersellers' Federation of Schools partnerships), and Leather Industry Support. Additional support services include Mentoring and an Alumni Network. All programmes are delivered through the Foundation arm of the organization, which distributes grants totalling £10,839,725 over the last five years (August 2020 – July 2025).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ACEs Grants

Quantifiable outcome

• Over £10.8 million distributed in grants over 5 years (Aug 2020 – July 2025)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• City of LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Leathersellers maintains a long-standing partnership with the City of London, contributing to the social, civic, and charitable landscape of the City. This is one of their primary long-term institutional relationships.
• Armed ForcesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Leathersellers has signed the Armed Forces Covenant, demonstrating commitment to supporting members of the Armed Forces community.
• Leathersellers' Federation of SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with South East London school federation, one of the primary education support relationships for the Foundation.
• Colfe's SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting Colfe's Scholarship programme, part of the education support focus in South East London.
• Leathersellers' CloseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported housing or residential facility for members or beneficiaries of the Leathersellers.
• Living Wage FoundationminorOthersAccreditation relationship for Living Wage Employer certification, demonstrating commitment to fair compensation practices.
• 360 GivingminorOthersData partnership for publishing open grants data, enhancing transparency in charitable giving.
• Science Based Targets initiativeminorOthersClimate action commitment partnership for driving ambitious corporate climate action through science-based targets.
• Institute of Voluntary Arts Research (IVAR)minorOthersFlexible Funders programme membership demonstrating commitment to adaptive, trust-based philanthropy.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/leathersellers
• Instagraminstagram.com/theleathersellers

Compliance5 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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