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.
ROYAL CHARTER 11 MARCH 1925, SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER 24 NOVEMBER 1955 AND BYE-LAWS DATED 1956. AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER AND VARIATIONS TO THE BYE-LAWS DATED 19 MAY 1999.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE GENERAL INTERESTS OF THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY, MORE PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO THE ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION THERETO OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE. TO PROMOTE THE PROFESSION AND PRACTICE OF TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY, WHICH FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS OUR CHARTER, ANY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER AND THE BYE LAWS OF THE INSTITUTE SHALL MEAN THE ARTS, SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES RELATING TO FIBRES, TO ALL PRODUCTS MADE FROM FIBRES, YARNS, FABRICS OR OTHER TEXTILE MATERIALS - INCLUDING CONGENEROUS PRODUCTS MADE FROM FIBROUS MATERIALS - HOWSOEVER PROCESSED OR PRODUCED AND INCLUDING THE RELEVANT FIBROUS MATERIALS THEMSELVES.
Area of benefit
The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.
