Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +5

THE TEXTILE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION 

To promote for the public benefit the conservation, restoration and understanding of textiles;To promote & support training in the conservation of textiles; To support research into methods and techniques for conserving textiles
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 49 years

www.tccfoundation.org.uk

info@tccfoundation.org.uk

01962890920

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/22£193£204£-11n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/21£178£149£29n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/20*£111£120£-9n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/19£229£154£75n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/18*£95£118£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/17£166£161£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/16£165£182£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/15£154£214£-60£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/14£159£173£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/13£188£212£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/12£181£201£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/11£222£457£-234£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/10£633£99£534£10£1,123£13115.810
31/07/09£107£163£-56£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/08£181£195£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/07£178£143£35£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/06£156£170£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05£186£210£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£191£198£-7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Dulverton Trust£20,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
The Pilgrim Trust£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Dulverton Trust - MPhil Textile Conservation bursary, 2021-2023
£20,000 09/06/2021
MPhil Textile Conservation bursary, 2021-2023
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 13/11/2020
Purchase of a FTIR Spectrometer for the Centre for Textile Conservation and Technical Art History
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Textile Conservation Foundation
£10,000 26/02/2020
3
Purchase of a FTIR Spectrometer for the Centre for Textile Conservation, University of Glasgow
Dulverton Trust - MPhil Textile Conservation Bursary
£20,000 14/06/2017
MPhil Textile Conservation Bursary
Dulverton Trust - Bursaries for MPhil Textile Preservation students
£12,500 15/02/2012
Bursaries for MPhil Textile Preservation students
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Textile Conservation Centre Foundation
£70,100 30/06/2010
6
Towards Core costs Towards the costs of transition management and the moving of physical assets to the University of Glasgow.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-71
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/06/1975, number: 269430
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/04/1975, number: 01208092
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 8 days late, AR18: 57 days late,
Main office

The Trust Partnership Ltd
6 Trull Farm Buildings
Trull
TETBURY
GL8 8SQ

Objectives

TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST PUBLIC MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND TO PROMOTE THEIR USE AND ENJOYMENT BY THE PUBLIC.TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF TAPESTRIES, COSTUMES, EMBROIDERY AND OTHER TEXTILE OBJECTS OF HISTORIC, CULTURAL OR ARTISTIC VALUE (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS TEXTILES).TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT ORGANISATION TO CO-ORDINATE AND IMPROVE THE KNOWLEDGE, METHODS AND WORKING STANDARDS NEEDED TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE TEXTILES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR CONSERVING AND RESTORING TEXTILES AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN PERSONS IN CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF TEXTILES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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