Wigston Framework Knitters Museum CIO
Analysis
Wigston Framework Knitters Museum CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in June 2011, 15 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Wigston Framework Knitters Museum CIO reported income of £21k and spending of £14k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £9,205 to £21k (+132%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 400%. Over the whole period it spent 49% 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, Wigston Framework Knitters Museum CIO sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colchester Institute Foundation Trust (£21k), Old Kiln Light Railway (£21k) and The Vale Community Association (£21k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Museum is unique, because when the last master hosier died in 1952, the workshop was locked and left, leaving seventeenth century frames intact with other equipment. Part of the Museum consists of a modified seventeenth century farmhouse, that was used as the family residence for the master hosiers over the decades.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Colchester Institute Foundation Trust | Colchester | £21k |
| Old Kiln Light Railway | Surrey | £21k |
| The Vale Community Association | Nottingham | £21k |
| South Bookham Space Limited | Leatherhead | £21k |