Friends of Helmshore Textile Museums

Analysis

Friends of Helmshore Textile Museums is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in August 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of Helmshore Textile Museums reported income of £38k and spending of £5,207, leaving 86% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £430 to £38k (+8703%), an average of +206% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 468%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Friends of Helmshore Textile Museums sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Duchy Opera Trust Limited (£38k), The Southwick Players (£38k) and Exeter Visual Art (£38k).