The Stroudwater Textile Trust

Analysis

The Stroudwater Textile Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in November 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Stroudwater Textile Trust reported income of £34k and spending of £19k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £14k to £34k (+148%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 3750%. Over the whole period it spent 15% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Stroudwater Textile Trust sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cumbria Family History Society (£34k), Slipper Mill Pond Preservation Association CIO (£34k) and Hope Valley Climate Action (£34k).