The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles

Analysis

The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in January 1998, 28 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03447631). It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles reported income of £679k and spending of £616k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £595k to £679k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clonter Farm Music Trust (£673k), Cymdeithas Eryri the Snowdonia Society (£679k) and The Orchestra of the Swan (£672k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 52%, charitable activities 34%, donations and legacies 12% and investments 2.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £26k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 3.1%. Reserves of £399k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.