QUAKER TAPESTRY LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 21 March 1994
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02901085
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £169,051
Latest expenditure: £234,272
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Quaker Tapestry Ltd, Friends Meeting House, Stramongate, KENDAL, LA9 4BH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.quaker-tapestry.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £169,051
Total Gross Expenditure: £234,272

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 3 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 3 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £168,916
Total Gross Expenditure: £250,812

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 1 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £191,223
Total Gross Expenditure: £222,264

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 August 2023
Date Accounts Received: 16 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £600,367
Total Gross Expenditure: £513,914

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £503,554
Total Gross Expenditure: £501,427

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £169,051
Total Gross Expenditure: £234,272
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £168,916
Total Gross Expenditure: £250,812
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £191,223
Total Gross Expenditure: £222,264
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £600,367
Total Gross Expenditure: £513,914
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £2,667
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £503,554
Total Gross Expenditure: £501,427
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £28,560
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 August 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 513477
Income Other Trading Activities: 66693
Income Charitable Activities: 13482
Income Investments: 6715
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 600367
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £255,679
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £258,235
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 513914
Expenditure Investment Management: 34996
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4316
Expenditure Support Costs: 496685
Expenditure Depreciation: 3469
Gain Loss Investment: -29760
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -29428
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £234,583
Assets Total Fixed: 223634
Assets Own Use: 13842
Assets Long Term Investment: 209792
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £103,181
Assets Total Liabilities: £28,506
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £298,309
Creditors One Year Total Current: 28506
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £72,189
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 234583
Funds Restricted: 63726
Funds Total: 298309
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 431311
Income Other Trading Activities: 60219
Income Charitable Activities: 7255
Income Investments: 4769
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 503554
Income Legacies: 115474
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £245,147
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £256,280
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 501427
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 478627
Expenditure Depreciation: 13510
Gain Loss Investment: 117487
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -1611
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £217,273
Assets Total Fixed: 253062
Assets Own Use: 13510
Assets Long Term Investment: 239552
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £207,996
Assets Total Liabilities: £219,442
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £241,616
Creditors One Year Total Current: 6307
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 213135
Assets Cash: £165,209
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 230783
Funds Restricted: 10833
Funds Total: 241616
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cumbria
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lancashire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: QUAKER TAPESTRY LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1994-03-21T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22/02/1994AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 06/07/2011NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 19/04/2012
Charitable Objects: A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT BY DISPLAYING, MAINTAINING AND PROTECTINGEMBROIDERED HANGINGS DEPICTING QUAKERS, THEIR WORSHIP AND WORK IN THE WORLD (HERINAFTERREFERRED TO AS 'THE QUAKER TAPESTRY');B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY TEACHING ARTS AND CRAFTS AND IN PARTICULAREMBROIDERY AND ALLIED SKILLS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 302629
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: QUAKER TAPESTRY AT KENDAL LIMITED

Charity Name Id: 302632
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE QUAKER TAPESTRY AT KENDAL LIMITED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management