The Textile Society for the Study of the History, Art and Design of Textiles

Analysis

The Textile Society for the Study of the History, Art and Design of Textiles is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in January 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Textile Society for the Study of the History, Art and Design of Textiles reported income of £53k and spending of £61k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £14k to £53k (+291%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 266%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Society for the Study of the History, Art and Design of Textiles sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Stockport Symphony Orchestra (£53k), Creation Science Movement (£53k) and Birmingham Youth Theatre (£53k).