The Textile Society for the Study of the History, ART and Design of Textiles
Registered charity 288531 Registered since 1984
Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland
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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.
13 trustees on the board
- DR Linda Louise Brassington Chair since 2013
- Clare Elizabeth Bungey since 2020
- Desiree Isla Jeans since 2017
- Dr Frances Ellen Casey since 2024
- Dr Joanne Jane Horton Frsa since 2022
- Holly Elizabeth Walker since 2014
- Jennifer Margaret Shellard since 2023
- Lynn Setterington since 2025
- Professor Emerita Lesley Anne Millar MBE since 2023
- Patricia Mary Antonia Frost since 2015
- Roselind Sinclair MBE since 2023
- Sally Elizabeth Laker since 2021
- Suzanne Lesley Smith since 2013
6.5y median 5y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- DR Linda Louise Brassington Chair since 2013
- Desiree Isla Jeans since 2017
- Holly Elizabeth Walker since 2014
- Patricia Mary Antonia Frost since 2015
- Suzanne Lesley Smith since 2013
7.3y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- DR Linda Louise Brassington Chair since 2013
- Clare Elizabeth Bungey since 2020
- Dr Frances Ellen Casey since 2024
- Dr Joanne Jane Horton Frsa since 2022
- Holly Elizabeth Walker since 2014
- Jennifer Margaret Shellard since 2023
- Patricia Mary Antonia Frost since 2015
- Suzanne Lesley Smith since 2013
Portfolio (5)
- Desiree Isla Jeans since 2017
- Lynn Setterington since 2025
- Professor Emerita Lesley Anne Millar MBE since 2023
- Roselind Sinclair MBE since 2023
- Sally Elizabeth Laker since 2021
2
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Arts/culture/heritage/science 13Education/training 13Amateur Sport 1Disability 1General Charitable Purposes 1Recreation 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Arts and leisure 1Other services 1
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£53k latest income
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Crafts Study Centre 1 shared trustee
- Crafts Council 1 shared trustee
- Knitting and Crochet Guild 1 shared trustee
- The Headley Sports Association 1 shared trustee
- Venture Arts 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Arena ART and Design Association Similar size; both Arts and culture
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.textilesociety.org.uk |
| chair@textilesociety.org.uk | |
| Phone | 07759082917 |
| Address | 111 Greenfields Avenue, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 2EW |
Finances
£53,118 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £13,582 | £26,369 |
| 2022 | £49,658 | £31,097 |
| 2023 | £43,506 | £39,922 |
| 2024 | £56,437 | £46,172 |
| 2025 | £53,118 | £61,399 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceWho
Children/young PeopleOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY, ART AND DESIGN OF TEXTILESTO ENCOURAGE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE SUBJECT
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 10TH DECEMBER 1983 AS AMENDED 10 SEPTEMBER 2005
Trustees (13)
13trustees
57median age
0aged 70+
- DR Linda Louise Brassington Chair since 2013
- Clare Elizabeth Bungey since 2020
- Desiree Isla Jeansage band 45-49 since 2017
- Dr Frances Ellen Casey since 2024
- Dr Joanne Jane Horton Frsa since 2022
- Holly Elizabeth Walker since 2014
- Jennifer Margaret Shellard since 2023
- Lynn Setteringtonage band 65-69 since 2025
- Professor Emerita Lesley Anne Millar MBE since 2023
- Patricia Mary Antonia Frost since 2015
- Roselind Sinclair MBE since 2023
- Sally Elizabeth Laker since 2021
- Suzanne Lesley Smith since 2013
Connected charities (5)
- Knitting and Crochet Guild 1 shared trustee
- Venture Arts 1 shared trustee
- Crafts Council 1 shared trustee
- The Headley Sports Association 1 shared trustee
- The Crafts Study Centre 1 shared trustee
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