QUAKER TAPESTRY LIMITED

Registered charity 1035077 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as QUAKER TAPESTRY AT KENDAL LIMITED, THE QUAKER TAPESTRY AT KENDAL LIMITED

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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Latest income

£169k

Latest spending

£251k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a core deficit of around £80,000 in 2024, driven by increased costs and a significant drop in legacies. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves have fallen to £154,615, which is below the calculated minimum reserve policy of £184,000, a situation described as 'cause for concern'.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £155k; policy: six months without income)

“This level of reserves is now below our ideal reserve policy and cause for concern” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income

£600k

Total spending

£514k

Cost of raising funds

£256k

Reserves (reported)

£235k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (86% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 42.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Andrew James Finchamchair
Isabella Michelle Sterman Rosner
Lesley Janet Batchelor OBE
Lindsay Grace Bullard
Margaret Alice Brown
Stephen John Perry

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cumbria · Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£169k	£251k
31/12/2023	£191k	£222k
31/12/2022	£600k	£514k
31/12/2021	£504k	£501k
31/12/2020	£176k	£144k

Common questions

Is QUAKER TAPESTRY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a core deficit of around £80,000 in 2024, driven by increased costs and a significant drop in legacies. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves have fallen to £154,615, which is below the calculated minimum reserve policy of £184,000, a situation described as 'cause for concern'. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds QUAKER TAPESTRY LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name QUAKER TAPESTRY LIMITED as a grant recipient include BRITAIN YEARLY MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS), W F SOUTHALL TRUST, PICKERING AND HULL AREA QUAKER MEETING.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BRITAIN YEARLY MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS)	FY2021	£20k
W F SOUTHALL TRUST	FY2022	£5k	Quaker Work & Witness
W F SOUTHALL TRUST	FY2023	£5k	Quaker Work & Witness
W F SOUTHALL TRUST	FY2022	£5k	Social Action
W F SOUTHALL TRUST	FY2023	£3k	Social Action
PICKERING AND HULL AREA QUAKER MEETING	FY2024	£150	Grants paid to Other Quaker organisations
PICKERING AND HULL AREA QUAKER MEETING	FY2022	£100	Grants paid to Other Quaker organisations
PICKERING AND HULL AREA QUAKER MEETING	FY2023	£100	Grants paid to Other Quaker organisations

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Northern Rock Foundation	11/10/2005	£87k	Grant awarded to Quaker Tapestry at Kendal Ltd (Cumbria)
South Lakeland District Council	—	£550	Community Toilet Scheme