Ruddington Framework Knitters Museum Limited
Analysis
Ruddington Framework Knitters Museum Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in August 2001, 25 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 04199994). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Ruddington Framework Knitters Museum Limited reported income of £258k and spending of £163k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £224k to £258k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Ruddington Framework Knitters Museum Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Arts University Bournemouth Students' Union (£258k), West Yorkshire Print Workshop Ltd (£258k) and Yorkshire College of Music and Drama (£258k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Framework Knitters museum operates as working museum in the original nineteenth century buildings with handframes & circular machines, holds a knitting collection and specialist library, maintains knitting & framesmithing skills and provides training, in order to advance the education of the public by recording & preserving, interpreting & presenting to the general public the buildings, machin
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Arts University Bournemouth Students' Union | Poole | £258k |
| West Yorkshire Print Workshop Ltd | Mirfield | £258k |
| Yorkshire College of Music and Drama | Leeds | £258k |
| King George's Field | Birmingham | £258k |