QUAKER TAPESTRY LIMITED

Charity number: 1035077
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Quaker Tapestry is an exhibition of 77 embroidered panels made by 4,000 people from 15 countries between 1981 and 1996. The modern community textile project depicts the social and political context in which Quakerism developed from 1652 to the present day. Since 1994 it has been housed in Kendal's historic Quaker Meeting House and constitutes one of the largest community textiles in the world.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £191,223
Total expenditure: £222,264

People

10 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Cumbria
  • Lancashire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 March 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • QUAKER TAPESTRY AT KENDAL LIMITED (Working name)
  • THE QUAKER TAPESTRY AT KENDAL LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
02901085 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
David Ditcham Chair 09 June 2018
None on record
Isabella Michelle Sterman Rosner Trustee 08 June 2024
None on record
Matthew John Kirk Trustee 11 June 2022
None on record
Lindsay Grace Bullard Trustee 11 June 2022
None on record
Esther Phoebe Rutter Trustee 11 June 2022
None on record
Timothy John Yeomans Trustee 12 June 2021
None on record
Glyn Hughes Trustee 03 October 2020
None on record
Dr Andrew James Fincham Trustee 03 October 2020
BEAR PIT THEATRE LIMITED
Received: On time
SIBFORD SCHOOL
Charity reporting is overdue by 18 days
Lesley Janet Batchelor OBE Trustee 03 October 2020
None on record
Alan Price Trustee 15 June 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £165.51k £176.03k £503.55k £600.37k £191.22k
Total expenditure £179.31k £144.40k £501.43k £513.91k £222.26k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £5.70k £38.03k £28.56k £2.67k N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £431.31k £513.48k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £60.22k £66.69k N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £7.26k £13.48k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £4.77k £6.72k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £115.47k £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £256.28k £258.24k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £245.15k £255.68k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £0 £4.32k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 £35.00k N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 01 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 01 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 16 August 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 16 August 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 26 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 26 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 30 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 30 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 05 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 05 September 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22/02/1994 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 06/07/2011 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 19/04/2012

Charitable objects

A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT BY DISPLAYING, MAINTAINING AND PROTECTING EMBROIDERED HANGINGS DEPICTING QUAKERS, THEIR WORSHIP AND WORK IN THE WORLD (HERINAFTER REFERRED TO AS 'THE QUAKER TAPESTRY'); B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY TEACHING ARTS AND CRAFTS AND IN PARTICULAR EMBROIDERY AND ALLIED SKILLS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Quaker Tapestry Ltd
Friends Meeting House
Stramongate
KENDAL
LA9 4BH
Phone:
01539722975
Email:
info@quaker-tapestry.co.uk
Website:

www.quaker-tapestry.co.uk Open in new window