THE TC FOUNDATION

Registered charity 269430 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE TEXTILE CONSERVATION CENTRE, THE TEXTILE CONSERVATION CENTRE FOUNDATION, THE TEXTILE CONSERVATION CENTRE LIMITED, THE TEXTILE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION · also registered in Scotland as SC044036 (OSCR)

To promote for the public benefit the conservation, restoration and understanding of textiles;To promote & support training in the conservation of textiles; To support research into methods and techniques for conserving textiles

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Latest income

£227k

Latest spending

£179k

Registered

1975

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, resulting in total net assets increasing to £1,316,092. The Trustees confirm that free reserves of £85,639 are in excess of their stated policy target of 12 months' running costs, supporting a conclusion that the charity is a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months (held: £86k)

“It is the policy of the TCF to hold sufficient monies to fund its general running costs for a rolling period of at least 12 months.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr MARY MICHELLE BROOKS · trustee of 1 other charity
Emma Inglis
Fiona Orr
Julie Fleming Bon · trustee of 1 other charity
KATIE ANTONIO
PROFESSOR NICHOLAS PEARCE
TRICIA BEY

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£227k	£179k
31/07/2024	£164k	£181k
31/07/2023	£183k	£145k
31/07/2022	£193k	£204k
31/07/2021	£178k	£149k

Common questions

Is THE TC FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, resulting in total net assets increasing to £1,316,092. The Trustees confirm that free reserves of £85,639 are in excess of their stated policy target of 12 months' running costs, supporting a conclusion that the charity is a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE TC FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE TC FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE COTTON INDUSTRY WAR MEMORIAL TRUST, THE DULVERTON TRUST, THE HEADLEY TRUST, THE PILGRIM TRUST, DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE COTTON INDUSTRY WAR MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2023	£670k	Bursaries awarded to students
THE DULVERTON TRUST	FY2026	£35k	MPhil Textile Conservation and MPhil Book & Paper Conservation bursaries (UK students)
THE HEADLEY TRUST	FY2025	£24k	Towards bursaries/hardship support for the MPhil Textile Conservation course.
THE PILGRIM TRUST	FY2024	£20k	MPhil Book & Archival Materials at the Kelvin Centre for Conservation, Glasgow: Inaugural bursaries
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND	FY2022	£16k	Bursaries for MPhil Textile Conservation course
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND	FY2023	£16k	Second of two annual grants for bursaries
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND	FY2025	£15k	Bursaries for MPhil Textile Conservation course
THE COTTON INDUSTRY WAR MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2025	£10k	Bursary’s awarded to students
THE SOUTH SQUARE TRUST	FY2024	£10k	Arts Institutions and Organisations
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST	FY2023	£8k	Stained Glass Conservation MA Bursaries
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST	FY2025	£4k	Renew, Repurpose
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION	FY2025	£1k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION	FY2023	£1k
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION	FY2023	£1k

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
THE VINEHILL TRUST	1	£6.6m
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£59k
THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND	1	£43k
LORD LEVERHULME'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
THE PWC FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION	1	£5k
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF PLAISTERERS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE.

THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE income £301k
THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST FOUNDATION income £211k
FABRIC Charitable Incorporated Organisation income £3.1m
COTTON TEXTILES RESEARCH TRUST income £125k
THE TEMPLATE FOUNDATION income £1.6m
TARA GETTY FOUNDATION income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE TC FOUNDATION	£227k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE FY2024	£301k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST FOUNDATION FY2026	£211k	£60,001 - £70,000	—	no_policy	—	no doubt
FABRIC Charitable Incorporated Organisation FY2025	£3.1m	more than £60,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
COTTON TEXTILES RESEARCH TRUST FY2025	£125k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE TEMPLATE FOUNDATION FY2024	£1.6m	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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