# THE RACHEL KAY-SHUTTLEWORTH TEXTILE COLLECTIONS

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1182054
- **Other names:** GAWTHORPE TEXTILES COLLECTION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 15, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1182054


## Contact

- **Address:** KAY SHUTTLEWORTH ESTATES, ESTATE OFFICE, COWAN BRIDGE, CARNFORTH
- **Postcode:** LA6 2HS
- **Phone:** 01524 271445
- **Email:** info@gawthorpetextiles.org.uk
- **Website:** http://www.gawthorpetextiles.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) TO PRESERVE, MAINTAIN AND PROTECT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE RACHEL BEATRICE KAY-SHUTTLEWORTH COLLECTION OF WOVEN, EMBROIDERED AND OTHER MATERIALS, TAPESTRIES AND GARMENTS, BOOKS, OBJECTS D&#x27;ART AND OTHER ARTICLES TOGETHER WITH ANY FURTHER ACQUISITIONS MADE BY THE CHARITY (&quot;THE COLLECTION&quot;) THAT MAY AT ANY TIME BE VESTED IN THE CHARITY OR IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE CHARITY SHALL HAVE ANY INTEREST;(2) TO PROVIDE A CRAFT CENTRE FOR THE STUDY AND DISPLAY OF THE COLLECTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC;(3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE STUDY AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF ARTS AND CRAFTS AND ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT THEREOF.

**Activities:** The RBK-S Collection is housed at Gawthorpe Hall near Burnley. Some items are on display and accessible to the public when the Hall is open. The Trustees&#x27; main activity is to look after the Collection and use it for study and educational purposes. Some donated items continue to be accepted into the Collection.Courses and study visits are available.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Lancashire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Charles Geoffrey Nicholas Lord Shuttleworth** | Chair | Jan. 24, 2019 |
| ASHLEY SUTCLIFFE |  | Nov. 12, 2020 |
| Bethany Alice Juliet McIntyre |  | March 27, 2026 |
| Charlotte Steels |  | Nov. 5, 2022 |
| Dennis Mendoros OBE DL |  | Oct. 29, 2021 |
| Dr Ann Beatrice Sumner |  | March 27, 2026 |
| Georgiana Foster |  | Nov. 12, 2020 |
| Ian Brown |  | Jan. 27, 2022 |
| Michael Millward |  | Nov. 12, 2020 |
| SARAH RACHEL JANE FIGGINS |  | Jan. 24, 2019 |
| Thomas Edward Kay-Shuttleworth |  | July 20, 2023 |




