THE FASHION & TEXTILE CHILDREN'S TRUST

Registered charity 257136 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY'S CHILDREN'S TRUST

The Fashion & Textile Children's Trust offers grants to families working in the UK fashion or textile industry. Our grants cover the cost of essential items including school uniform, bedding and specialist items including mobility equipment. We also provide funding towards the cost of educational support, therapies and counselling, where no state funding is available.

Objects

A) THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF ANY PERSONS PRESENTLY OR FORMERLY EMPLOYED IN THE TEXTILE AND ALLIED TRADES WHO SHALL BE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG CHILDREN OF ANY PERSONS PRESENTLY OR FORMERLY EMPLOYED AS AFORESAID. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 1 OF DECLARATION OF TRUST).

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£402k

Latest spending

£827k

Registered

1968

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted income funds remained at £0 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with all net assets held within expendable endowment funds totaling £7,063,925. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £395,935, driven by a significant reduction in investment gains and a deficit between total income and charitable expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)

“One employee earns in excess of £80,000 but less than £90,000 per annum” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee earns in excess of £80,000 but less than £90,000 per annum” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: protecting the capital base to ensure that the Trust is able to meet all future charitable needs

“The Trustees’ policy is to distribute the income from investments and other sources to meet charitable demands, whilst optimising running costs and protecting the capital base to ensure that the Trust is able to meet all future charitable needs.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

Volunteers: 15
Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

Volunteers: 20
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

Volunteers: 20
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)
Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Fashion & Textile Children's Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Alia Gerar
Andrew Woodward
Ann Campbell · trustee of 1 other charity
Anne SECUNDA
DAVID SHEPHERD
Justin Hampshire
MIKE TROTMAN
Phil Cooke
Robert Bready
Ryan Becker

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£402k	£827k
30/06/2024	£427k	£848k
30/06/2023	£359k	£812k
30/06/2022	£315k	£699k
30/06/2021	£346k	£823k

Common questions

Is THE FASHION & TEXTILE CHILDREN'S TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted income funds remained at £0 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with all net assets held within expendable endowment funds totaling £7,063,925. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £395,935, driven by a significant reduction in investment gains and a deficit between total income and charitable expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE FASHION & TEXTILE CHILDREN'S TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE FASHION & TEXTILE CHILDREN'S TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FASHION & TEXTILE CHILDREN'S TRUST as a grant recipient include DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND, THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND	FY2022	£10k	Essential items for families
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k	Life changing grants for UK fashion and textile families
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k	Health and Welfare

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£111k
The Connolly Foundation (UK) Limited	1	£80k
THE AMATEURS TRUST	1	£60k
THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY	1	£19k
MRS B L ROBINSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY REDBOURN	1	£8k
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£5k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GARMENT AND TEXTILE WORKERS TRUST.

GARMENT AND TEXTILE WORKERS TRUST income £26k
THE FREE HOSPITAL FUND FOR CHILDREN income £26k
CAPITB TRUST income £71k
LEVEL TRUST income £381k
FRONTLINE CHILDREN income £13k
BUDGET CLOTHING AND A HELPING HAND income £90k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FASHION & TEXTILE CHILDREN'S TRUST	£402k	£80,001 - £90,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
GARMENT AND TEXTILE WORKERS TRUST FY2024	£26k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FREE HOSPITAL FUND FOR CHILDREN FY2025	£26k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CAPITB TRUST FY2025	£71k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LEVEL TRUST FY2025	£381k	—	0	unclear	3.9%	no doubt
FRONTLINE CHILDREN FY2024	£13k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.