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The Rachel KAY-Shuttleworth Textile Collections

Registered charity 1182054 CIO Registered since 2019

Operates: Lancashire

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

11
trustees on the board
4.4y median 5y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure
5
trustees past 6 years
9.1y
average years in governance
7 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 4Arts/culture/heritage/science 3Environment/conservation/heritage 2General Charitable Purposes 1Recreation 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

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  • No commercial or business experience on the board

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Contact

Websitehttp://www.gawthorpetextiles.org.uk
Emailinfo@gawthorpetextiles.org.uk
Phone01524271445
AddressKAY SHUTTLEWORTH ESTATES, ESTATE OFFICE, COWAN BRIDGE, CARNFORTH, LA6 2HS

Finances

£342,202 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£146,636£115,079
2022£136,936£122,397
2023£151,212£150,901
2024£209,278£177,449
2025£342,202£243,834

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeopleThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

(1) TO PRESERVE, MAINTAIN AND PROTECT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE RACHEL BEATRICE KAY-SHUTTLEWORTH COLLECTION OF WOVEN, EMBROIDERED AND OTHER MATERIALS, TAPESTRIES AND GARMENTS, BOOKS, OBJECTS D'ART AND OTHER ARTICLES TOGETHER WITH ANY FURTHER ACQUISITIONS MADE BY THE CHARITY ("THE COLLECTION") THAT MAY AT ANY TIME BE VESTED IN THE CHARITY OR IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE CHARITY SHALL HAVE ANY INTEREST;(2) TO PROVIDE A CRAFT CENTRE FOR THE STUDY AND DISPLAY OF THE COLLECTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC;(3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE STUDY AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF ARTS AND CRAFTS AND ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT THEREOF.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 15 Feb 2019

Trustees (11)

11trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (6)

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