Knitting and Crochet Guild

Analysis

Knitting and Crochet Guild is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huddersfield. It was registered in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05457452). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Knitting and Crochet Guild reported income of £75k and spending of £55k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £57k to £75k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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, Knitting and Crochet Guild sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Music for Miniatures (£75k), The North Ascot Community Association (£75k) and The Suffolk County Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (£75k).