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British Textile Biennial

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1194433
Status
Registered
Registered
May 12, 2021
Legal form
Charitable company

Address

Address
Unit 9
Business Development Centre
Eanam Wharf
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 5BL

Activities

Taking place every two years across East Lancashire in public spaces, galleries & historic buildings, the British Textile Biennial commissions artists to make & present work in the context of the area. The festival is underpinned by a year-round programme of research, residencies & community engagement projects.

Objects: For The Public Benefit To Advance Education In Textiles, Fabric, Cloths, Threads And Yarns And Their Design And Manufacture, In Particular But Not Exclusively By:a) Encouraging Participation And Inclusion At Events, Such As Festivals; Andb) Supporting Organisations And Individuals Engaged In The Provision Of Artistic Activities, Which Take Place Primarily, But Not Exclusively In The Lancashire Region.

Classification

How
Provides Services
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £441,757 £272,125
March 31, 2024 £723,692 £741,997 £40,782 2
March 31, 2023 £134,171 £107,998
March 31, 2022 £533,655 £500,740 £32,915

Trustees

Name Appointed
Charise Jeanine Johnson March 22, 2024
Christine Checinska Nov. 11, 2022
Christine Cort Dec. 2, 2024
Fatima Vepari June 28, 2024
Laurie Peake Nov. 26, 2020
Ruth Andrea Raban Nov. 26, 2020