Governance

Accounts

The Annual Report and Accounts once approved by the Society’s Board and signed by the Auditors are then submitted to the SDC Annual General Meeting.    Following this they are then submitted to the Charity Commission and available free of charge to the general public.  The Charity Commission makes available the last five SDC Annual Reports and Accounts.

SDC Members (of all categories) can access Annual Report and Accounts via the SDC website in the Digital Archive where past Annual Reports and Accounts are being uploaded.  Note that to access these members must first login in the Members Area and search in the Digital Archive under the Category ‘Annual Report and Accounts’. (As of February 2024 there are 53 years of SDC Annual Report and Accounts available with more being uploaded).

Medals, Diplomas and Awards

Where two dates are given, the second refers to the award of a Bar to the relevant medal.

“Tinct.ind.” indicates that the award was made solely for service to the tinctorial industries; some of the other awards were made jointly for service to the Society and to the tinctorial industry.

Committees

• The SDC Audit Committee takes responsibility on behalf of the members of the SDC for monitoring the performance of the SDC Board, reviewing the governance structure and overseeing the financial reporting process.
• The SDC Finance Committee monitors the ongoing expenditure and income of the Society and sets the annual budgets.
• The SDC Projects Evaluation Group (PEG) manages the development projects of the Society within the financial resources available and reports to the Society’s Board.
• The SDC Examinations, Qualifications and Accreditation Board manage the Society’s course curricula and examinations as well as applications for Chartered and Fellow Status.
• The SDC Membership Committee focuses on membership matters in an aim to develop and grow the SDC Membership.
• The SDC Publications Committee work with our Publishers Wiley to grow and develop the peer reviewed Coloration Technology journal and our SDC textbook offering.
• The SDC Future World Working Party reports to the Society’s Board and seeks to determine and steer the future activity of the Society, keeping it relevant to our international membership.
• The SDC Medals Committee evaluates the medal nominations received from SDC Members and decides if a medal is appropriate as well as the type of medal awarded.
• The SDC Nominations Committee calls for nominations as appropriate for trustee places on the Society’s Board, for those to become Honorary Officers and for members of the SDC Audit and SDC Nominations Committees.
• The Colour Index Pigment & Solvent Dyes Technical Board oversees the content of the Colour Index™ which is marketed and supplied via SDC Enterprises Ltd.

Society’s Board

The SDC Board accepts ultimate responsibility for directing the affairs of the SDC and must ensure that the SDC is solvent, display good governance and utilise its’ resources in line with the Objects set out in the Royal Charter (including its’ amendments to December 2005 and those made in July 2009) and within Charity Law.

SDC Rules

The Society’s Board may from time to time, make, vary and revoke these Rules for the regulation of the affairs of the Society and the conduct of members. However those Rule marked with * may only be changed at a General Meeting of the Society.

SDC By-laws

The SDC By-laws have been revised over the years, with the below document the current version. Any changes must be agreed by the Privy Council.

SDC Royal Charter

The SDC is very proud to be a recipient of a Royal Charter, which means we are the only organisation in the world able to award the Chartered Colourist (CCol) status. Any changes must be agreed by the Privy Council.

The original 1963 Royal Charter was issued by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, with amendments being approved over time and summarised in this 2005 document with further amendments in 2009

Annual Report & Accounts

The SDC’s Annual Report and Account documents from across the whole history of the Society are being made available in the Digital Archive area of the SDC website.

AGM Documents

These are available in the Members area of the SDC website once logged in.