# THE NATIONAL NEEDLEWORK ARCHIVE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1136942
- **Other names:** NNA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [07295246](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07295246)
- **Registered:** July 16, 2010
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1136942


## Contact

- **Address:** 5 BOLDREWOOD ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON
- **Postcode:** SO16 7BW
- **Phone:** 0163538740
- **Email:** nat.n.a@live.co.uk
- **Website:** http://www.nationalneedleworkarchive.org.uk/



## Activities

**Activities:** The NNA maintains a documentary and photographic record of textiles located in the community throughout the United Kingdom. The archive is used for research, and helps raise the profile and esteem of textiles housed in public, or semi-public places, and those owned by community groups or associations. It highlights the historical, sociological and design value of this vast resource of textile art.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £18038 | £20051 |  -  |  -  |  |
| June 30, 2024 | £12147 | £19155 |  -  |  -  |  |
| June 30, 2023 | £12541 | £21684 |  -  |  -  |  |
| June 30, 2022 | £34482 | £41718 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1136942/files/2022-06-30-accounts.pdf) (434.9 KB) |
| June 30, 2021 | £40097 | £16304 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1136942/files/2021-06-30-accounts.pdf) (474.9 KB) |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| BENEDICT CONNELL BSC |  |  |
| LINDA CONNELL |  |  |
| PROFESSOR NIGEL CONNELL |  |  |
| Professor Edgar Meyer |  | July 1, 2015 |