The Textile Institute

Analysis

The Textile Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Textile Institute reported income of £295k and spending of £295k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £240k to £295k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 Textile Institute 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 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Numismatic Society (£295k), The Station Building, Mytholmroyd (£295k) and Jurassic Coast Trust (£294k).