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British Textile Biennial
Contents
Rcference and Administrative Details
Trustees. Report
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Independent Examin¢Vs Report
Statement of Finan¢ial Adivities
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Balance Sheet
Statement of Cash Flows
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Noies to the Finartcial Ststements
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British Textile Biennial
Trustees Report
The trust¢es, who are direciors the purposeg of company law, prtscnt the annu￿ rcport tO8ether with the
rinan¢ial ststemcnts of thc Gharitable company for th¢ year ended 3 1 March 2024.
Trnstets
Mrs C Checinska
Mrs C Johnson (appointed 22 mA￿h 20241
Ms L Peake
Ms R Raba
Mt¥ F Vepari (ap￿in￿ 28 June 20241
Ms L West (resi￿ed 31 August 20231
OWECTS AND PUBLIC BENEFIT
Our Oblects:
Thc ObjEcts of the chatity a5 per ils Articles of Ass(￿latIOn are..
For the public Ixnefit to advattce education in textile5, fabric, cloths, thread5 and yarns and their desi8n aT
manufactyre, in particul￿ but not exctusively by..
} ¢ncouragin8 Particiwiort and inclusion at events, such as fcstivats- and
bl supportin8 Otganisations and Trndividuals engaged in the provision of artistic Ktiviiies, which take place
primarily, but not exclusivety in the Lanc4shFrc rcgion.
Public Benefit:
The trustees confimi that they have complied with the requirctncnts of scction 17 of the Charitres Act 2011 and
have due r¢gard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commiuion for Ett818nd and Walcs.
PROGRAMME REVIEW
Our 2023 programme:
The third edition of the British Textile Biennial IBTB231 traced the routes of fib￿5 arml fabrics across contin¢nts
and centuries to and from the rborth of England a serie5 of cornmissions and exhibitions throughout October
2023 in the 5pace5 left behind by the LancasliiTe textile irbdusty. From the so-called 'slave cloth., spun and
woven by hand on the Pennine mo()rs, to the bales of used fast fasliÈon that make their way from British high
street5 to the markets and ttsxic mountains of wuie in West Afrio B TR23 followed that journey. rhe industrial
revolLrtion transfonned n)ra] East Lancashire into an engine of fasi fashion at the epicentr¢ of a w¢b that
5tretchcd actoss the globe. commandeering human and cnvironmcntal resources across continents in a vicious
cycle of labour, manufacture and trade that persist5 today and which we now know is unsustsinable.
BTB23 saw attendances of 79,562 by people fmm local, national and snternational wstc4)des, visiting 27
exhibitions and 33 events across 18 indoor and 2 outdch)r venlles throughoui East Latjcashire and Preston. We
feaiured the work of ov¢r 60 artisis, designers, curators and creative industry practitioners from across the UK as
well as from the US, Indi4 Pakistan. Bangladesh, Ghan& Benin, Nigeria and Taiwan.
PodeAsts:
We W0￿ed with Amber Butchan to make season 3 of Cloth Cultures. h05tÉng a series of conv¢rs&ttons wi¢h
pro¥￿rne artists and additional contributors, over 7 episodes (all featured on the websitr hcre
s..Ilbri
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which have had 3.652 downloads by JLSne 2024.
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We made four films with Hucklcbcny Films ￿1th docum¢nred headline commissions including th05¢ of
Christine Borland. Thieny (hwou, Fr3gments of Our Time and Mawill Memory. HuckleE¢ny Films are Thow
working on two further thort pronwjtionai ￿¢1$ for F&%t F&A Slow BTB23 overview. We also crcated I
minute Insts8rom ree15 itrI￿llse, in*Niewing all the main artists which have very well Te¢¢svd and were
vfftewed over 2,ty)O times during the festiva].
Edvcatlon:
974 sttthts from seo)ndary schools al￿ higher educati￿ colleg¢s irt Eam Lanwhire look pjrt in cdu¢atkon•l
visits around Blackburn gmd East 14ncashire. 451 children aged *￿Tr¥¢¢n 7-1 l y¢8ts took part in our primary
school programme visiiin8 various veDu¢s w 5¢¢ thc tske w in a creative workshop with artist and
venu¢ stsff, Jnd th¢n hJve a tour around the ven￿.
Guided Tours & Vklts:
W¢ host￿ a nurnbtr of dele8atKJns for iDvi*d group5 th8 wrll as knokoble public guided walkin8 attd bus tours
each festiv￿ weekend. Thesc included The C.r#fts Council Patrolli and board of trustees visit. Arts Council
England's Visua] Arts team annuaj away day. a sepsratr visit fTom Arts c.ouncil England Chief Executive
DATr¢n Henley. th invI￿d wess and cur8tors tour and a Briiish Council delegation of artisis, designers and
ac&q¢mi¢s from Sub Sahar¥n Aftiw which culminated in an industry mund tsble ¢v¢nt to discuss the fuDJre of
iks and the innovalions required to find nh)re su5tsingble production consurnption modc15 to tsckle the
elimatc emer8ency which 15 in no Sm￿1 pffi due to te￿&1¢ ￿ and ov¢rwoducty)n.
Volun(een:
83 volunte¢r5 5upw)rf¢d the fesiival 2ISO volwiteer Volunle¢r recruiknent was * chillettge this
y¢8r 119 volunieers in 20211 principolly because of I￿k of eTh848ement fmm coll¢ge5. dev¢lopin8 the
heme and on80in8 rteniiirnettt is an area for devtlopmeni n￿wing forwwd5.
Exhlbltlon ExAmplu:
CHRISTtNE BORLAND- PROJECTION ClnTH
In Christitte Borland's ins¢all8tion, fouT film$ ￿re c&81 onw a Proitetion Cloth of a mo¢erial ￿lled thst1￿,
which is a mix of liAert warp a￿1 c4)tton wrtL hiswric8lly associ*ed with L4ttcdshiff. The cloth ww5
hond-woven on sitr by the artis( on & loom buili irtto the str￿￿1¢ of this mcdiacval cruck barn. Developed
through the artist's direct engg8ement with the growin& spinnin8 and weaving of plant fibres. Ihe films
documented ihe movements inhcrcnt in the p￿￿$¢9. A Story of N￿meTh.$ lives em¢Tges from the digitsl
figure'5 abstraried moiions. accompani¢d by the sounthra¢k of a dialogu¢ beThveen the artist and her daughtcr.
which quotes from M￿1￿)]0￿* folkloff. reliBion. phiwy. and natural history.
In Christine Borland's instsllatitin. four films ￿re casi onkn a Projection Cloth of * ma¢eri#l called fu5tiwb.
which is a mix of linen warp and cotton historically assoGiated with tAncashire. The Cloth wa5
hand-woven on si* by the arti51 on 8 1(y)rn built ints) the struclure of this mediaeval cruck barn. Developed
throush the arti51'5 direct en8a8emcnt with the gmwin& spinning and ￿ving of plant fibre& the films
documcntcd the movements inherent the prottsses. A 5rory of MY>men's lives emerges from the digithl
figure's abstracted motion5. accomp8m￿d by the soundtrxk of a diak)8uc bcTh¥een the artist and her daughttr,
whidl 4uotrs from mytknJo&v. folklore, religio￿ phik>sophy. and nav￿] hislory.
From gromng and hand-worting. thrtsu8h irtdustriallsatio￿ to ¢yJr digitsl ag¢ and itrto a 5peclll8tiv¢ fvture. the
wDrk touch&s on plant and tcxtile lore atKI the symF*)lism a5￿Cla1ed with it ID the demonssed inlage of women
As witrhcs. This reson3tr5 deqyly here in Easl IAncashire and sp￿lfiCa1ty Pendle, where 10 worncn and one
man, yome of whom were intirnatety linked to textik prneticffj Hrre amoiJ8 the l&rf p￿PIc to be han8ed in
Engla[￿ for wii¢h¢r8ft in 1612.

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JEREMY HUTCHtSON- DEAD WHITE MAN
In a 5erics of sC￿lptures. billiw)ard5 and public W1)rk￿p4 Jeremy Hu*hison's cloth rTK>YJStCTS Stalkcd our
streets, bringirtg back the clothe5 that have discarded as a shocking reminder of our over-consumption of
f&shion. Dcad White Man highlighted the rnwive global trade in used gamients. given to charity shops in the
UK in swh volume that as much ￿ 75% goes on to be tran5Wrted in giant bates to East a]Ml West Afri
nothbly Kenya and Ghan4 Thhere they are sold in v￿t markets for r¢cy¢lin8 in variou$ forn)s. A leyge
prowjrtion is unusable and ends up on cnonnous toxic mountains wnthminate the ertvirortment atMI
communities wlule thc 0vcr-alyjnda￿t of the Txy¢l¢d gam)ents uthines the local t￿lIe industy, resuhing
in what th¢ anist calls a 'zombie impcriali5m'. To hear aL￿t this WOTL listen to Jeremy's conversati¢m
with Colkctivc's Sunny Dolat and Arnber But¢￿rt in Epis(th l of the
Sc&son 3.
To accompany his inth11￿lOn at the British Textile BieJJnial, a scrics of *f+Tkshop5 took place in schools aT¥l
Community ¢¢tytres acro&s IatK&shire. Bales of second-hand ckthes were shredde4 allowin8 participants to
traosforni seeond-haftd ¢loth¢s into o horde of miniabJre znrnbics. These itTh4)ked the 8t)ci¢nt use of effigies irt
healing ribjals. The arniy of over 600 mini llK)nMers by Jeremy Hu¢luson in collaix)raiitsn with the 364
sch￿1 and ￿rkshop participants were presented in empty higkstrttt sptte durÉn8 the ftstival.
NtCK JORDAN AND JACOB CARTWRIGHT- LARKSONG
For BTB23, collabordtive artists Nick Jordan and Jacob Cartwright presented a m¥ film installation. 14rkson8.
in Goodshaw Clwel, a nonconfonnist Baptisi d￿pe1 estsblished by lexiile wTrrkcrs and farm laknurets in 1760
and now owned by English Hcritsge.
With the chapel &s a central feature. the film capthrcd the surrounding landscape of clou8hs, rivers and
moorlands. l¥ed with the remnants and imprints of the trxtile w)thrs and industries that shaped th¢
cnvironmenL
taTksong featured a new poem by Emity (Xdficl& Thrtttcn from the tvs￿tIVe of a chapel pew. con1￿C￿n8 to
ernotionaL tsctile of memory. rdther than the of history. the poern Weav￿ kngether soci￿,
industrial and ecological themcs: rufflin3tin8 li￿ the changing landscape. social n￿re5 and wrting wactices
that hav¢ b¢¢n witressed since the founding ofthe Chapel.
The musical s¢ore to Larkson8 was Created by musiGians a[￿ artists David Chatton Barker. Mary ￿ Sam
McLoughlin aNI Bridget Haythn. In addÉtion to tradiiional such as harnJoThiwn and recorder, many
of the sounds are derived from adapted 5Ptnning wheelk haDd I￿rn5 and drop spindles. The film also feanues
their VISU￿ projections. created from foraged planw gathered raw slitched 16mm film and woven te¥tilc5.
a150 fcatur£s son8s they have ¢OmFO5cd for the filrn, Inspi￿ by 18th century manuscripts from the
Larks of Dean choir. and with lyri￿ from graveswne inscripiions found in the ¢hapel'5 burial grounds.
Upstsirs in the chapel, Cartwright and Jordan Prcsentcd a new seties of Fitrted caj1￿ fabrie5. hung from the
coal hooks thai line the chapel'g walls. Printed in worf whith was historicalty Used ￿ give 'slave cloth. its
distiyKtive hue of indigo blue, the image5 were all I￿81 wild plants hists￿iC ties to t¢xill￿ pn)du¢tion.
Jncluding fibrou$ plants such as nettlc and 1184 2nd those traditionally uscd in natural haJMI dyes, such as
hathrn. SaÉni John's arhd weld.
NEST COLLECTIVE- RETURN TO SENT)ER
Rebjrn to Sender is a film and ambienl y)undtra¢K which is a compilation of sounds recorded at various
sewnd-hand clothing ￿arkets acros5 Nairobi, Keny& The installation that housed it at BTB23 eoThstructed
cntirely from bales of used garnents, known a5 'rnitumba' in Swahili, whTrch are discardcd in huge volumes by
people in Euri)pc and America and shipped to Africa for disFw)5al. These bale5 are sold to vast markets in
various countries in Afric4 nothbly CNhan& Nigeria and. in this case. Keny& Lp to 41P/D of the clothing in the
bal¢s is unuthle and is dumped in clothing mountrins that ￿lIllte the environment in these placei. Thus, the
waste of the Global North becomes a mai)r problem for the ¢ountri¢5 of the South Mthich have to manage, oft¢n
at high cost and with no lnfraStr￿tUre. the ￿Wall￿d st(xk.
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Th¢ NEST collective, whosc work spans film, musi¢, fashion, visual arts and liierature. is based in Nairobi.
Ken￿ and was founded in 2012. Drawing on the Contem￿lary uhkn African experience, their PTacticc
explores the historical, ¢olonial and post-colonia] past of African communities and their possible futyr¢$, whil¢
exw)sing current global problems that are int¢rc4)nnected 8nd concern us dl.
COMMON ITrIREADS
An exhibition of over 20 d¢r4iled embroidered pan¢1$ made by three groups of women siluated IJJ Burnley,
Pendle and KaTrchi. PwkistsD introduced by renoMn¢d *xtil¢ arts51, Ali¢¢ K¢ttle' who has a long4tanding
T¢lationship with the Ra'ana Li4Uat Crdftsmen's Colony {RLCCI in Kar￿hl where local produce
beautiful upcycled products.
Alice began a project onliD¢ Wlth the women at RLCC during the covid pandemic when they mct TC8ularly
embroider together, creattng images of home, btlon8iThg. and the c(>nnection ben¥e¢n people and th¢ land they
inhabit. Alicc Wds well Pdware of the si8nificant South Asi¥n di&spora in East LancaShI￿ aThd introduced th￿n to
those in Karachi online in order for them to crcate something togethcr that tr4n$¢¢nded borders and cultures.
Participants from Community Arfs by 7X irt Pendle And the Bangladeth Welfare Association in Bumley yhared
stories of home with their n¢w frien(ts in Kar8chi and, working with artist Rabia Sharif, stLtch¢d them the
iwtifully embmidered pane15 of this exhibition. The resuliirt8 panels paini a picture of shsred experienccs of
family and the me8nin8 of home, wherever ihat MAY b¢.
A third 8roup working in Brisiol ihrou8h lh¢ ch4rity Bridges for Communitie8 who work ¢los¢ly with th¢
ArnoifiDi l&kr jt)intd the project. The UK groups crjmpleted the p4n¢ls. fillin¥ in the blank seciions to Cleate 4
eDlle¢¢ive narTaliv¢. Onlin¢ meelings arKI i WhetsApp Y￿UP conne¢t these womcn ps they camc lugether as one
mmunity. using stitch as i unifyin8 force in a sharcd lansua8e of rnaking.
FRAGMF.NTS OF OUR TIME- CURATED B Y UTHRA RAJGOPAL
This exhibition pre$en*d eonlernp0r￿ textile am4vrks by 17 South Asian 8rt18ts artisans from the UK,
USA, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh wh¢)s¢ ¢oneepts and materials relate to thc cnvironmcnl cconomies or
50Ci¢ti¢s and were displayed throughout Th¢ Whitsker Muscum ¢iE411ery, Rawtenstall., itgelf built far
textilc mill owncr ￿ the height of Brithin's colonial expansion in Indi&. Thc works were thought￿llY placed
throughoui the gallerie%' amongst induitrial objects, probl¢mali¢ ¢uriosities from 0￿Und the world And
zooloKi¢al specimens, to provok¢ ihinkin8 about the museum ¢ullection.
The Indian Su￿ontinent 15 no stranger to trxtilr sustsinability. prortis¢d for millennia by communities wos$ it5
v&st and varied geography, natural fibrej su¢h as Cotton, jute, silk, and wool wcrc skilfully nuttured and
transfonned into yam. The holisti¢ produ¢iion of we4ving and dyeing clo¢h was done in harniony with ihe
th￿hmS of th¢ sc&8ons Jnd earried a lart8ua8e of its own. Although these pr￿tiCe8 Are dishppearing, they
continue in ceriaÈn pockets across the land and their creations of exquisite, rich colours and p&tterns are Still
celcbrdted and sought after throughout th¢ world.
Through the growing demands of colonial trade, consumption and industridlization tame thc tr88LC
coThsequcnces of appropriation exploilation which distupted this dclicatc balance. Nawral habiiats, crops,
and communiiie5 detertorakd #s their way of life was shattered and left in & fragile stak, Twentieth century
prcs$ures, not Ic&8t violent conflicts in the afterniath ofthe British Empirc, forced peopl¢ to le&ve their villages
and seek work elsewhere, with many immi8Tating to the mill towns of E&8t Lan¢ashir¢ 8nd beyond. Todgy
several global brands rely on outsour¢¢d labour in countries 8¢ro$s South Asi4 such as Bangladesh and Indi&
These complex hi5toriEs are cmbedded in the artworks in this exhibition. Th¢ ripple effect of displa¢¢m¢nt
cothiinues. Wh¢n w¢ buy any type of cloth wt are All enlan8lcd in these routes of production and consumption.
We are all fragments of our timc.
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THE PENISTONE CLOTH- TEXTILFS AND SLAVERY- FROM THE PENNINES TO BARBAt)OS AND
BEYOND
At first glance it secms quite 1n5ignifr￿rt a Srn8lL frdgile piece of ancient blue cloth. However, this tiny.
extraordirtary fragmertt contains threads that Stretch xross the globe and ￿raVe8 Icgacics that contiThu¢ to
trnce and unpick to this day. Lying hiddcn among old letters and accounts itt tkrbyshire for Over 21Mb years, its
slory receiitly uncovered through the discovery of its Lwiginal I 8th ¢¢nthry label, whith reals:
-Penistone sent for negro clothing 1783 wh￿￿ for sDbslatw strength and ￿K￿2￿geable colour, is best athpted
that purp)se."
We now ktKSW that this Ivds supplied to a slave owner tn EnglaThJ as a sample for 410 yatds of material he
purchased to c]othe the L¥Mnmunity of enslaved AfrtrAn people held at Tun*r's Hall. Saint Andrew Parish.
Barbth)5.
Penistone was a type of Yough. cheap MDollen ¢]oth dyed with indi80. haThd woven in West Yorkshire. Thi5
small sampl¢ is beli¢v¢d to be the otsly surviving example of BrÉtish made -51ave cloth"
a physical link
between the mill￿)￿S of ertslaved people in the Amuiw wlh) were ¢loth¢d in similar ￿)01$ and lin¢t)s and
handlwm weavets in the c(thges aTKI barn5 of LAncashire and YO￿1￿ wlK)s¢ meagff livelilM)cth ￿lled on
produGing these fabrics.
Draw) from ihis unique objeeL the timclint and light install￿10n in this exhibition retlected the K)rldwide
GonncrtiOn5 of the Lancashire textile industry - th¢ mattufxDJring hub Lx*nnecting the rKofits of the enslavers.
coloniser5. and industrialists with the eX￿￿et￿e$ of ILKa] textile my)rk￿ Africsn caplives wknse lives were
exchanged for BTitish-made gc¥)ds. Indigeno￿ A￿lcOn$ m&$5xr¢d aThd marchcd from thtir homes to make
way for cotton piantslions, and S(yJth Asian spinr£rs and weavtts for¢¢d p)verty by wlonial Jaw&
Audien￿ Feedb*dt. sotl*l ￿dI# visitor books:
A selection of comments mad¢ by visi￿$ w the programmc arc ijKJudcd herc- whilst we acknowledgc that
people generally only feedlmck p)siiive commentary in thi5 Wdy. It is still a usefvl baTom¢t¢r of audience
respons¢ to the programme:
fongralulalioAg to BTBfOrap￿her Ilw￿.Provokn￿g evert 0Th14wp¥tting v¢nu¢s.'
'The &¥hib￿S J werefanlasiic. Ihoughi provok.ng tlndcuraied excep110￿11￿ well wilh o greol senye of ihE
pILXaf Éhe workn werÉ adknnglo Con1￿1. Jwish J Ik&lseen more ih¢ highlighrsfor me were ProjÉciio
Cloih ath1LyrkSo￿. LookingJonvardts the ngxi blep￿10101re￿yI,
AmtEingl Really well tm, IlovedÉI￿f<>l ilku 1¢ was oll NiTr￿lOr$ andn0phkn￿¢r$. Yery realitiie. Ihot4ghi
provoking athlsctsry, (refertring io ihe Common Wealih wknion)
Jcame iodoyoll ik wryfr¢wR NoriharJts... so worih thE irip. iknnkyou fo ihe ￿ll$Lf andorgani￿r$￿,
.1 low ihe idea of Èhis exhibiiion its invDhYnJepu community. (referring io ow commynity corfe
exhibiiion MaE¢rial Memory)
'Atssl see ￿hIbilI0￿$, Emoliw and1nforn￿I1￿1 ithYdilrthspl¢tys in the Catsxp&al CrypL'
'7visiiediEslerdaywiih Blockbwn College, opening tosaytk leaslf.
Ixjvedall ihe eTeation5 in e￿h vem* J viole4 lm'av pwl1cu1￿ty' rnt￿d ty ihe Pen¢s¢w cloih ihe eotlon
sample in The Ercknnge. ThÉ online La￿aShIrt Tttiile CidleryanddrscovEring Amber spodcayts
were Up￿￿1￿Cled ¢xlras'. Anamoung monih i1￿1 a huge ithprek¥ion'

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'J realty enjoyed ihe persopk71 slories behi￿1￿ exhibits in.V¢¥¢rial Memory. such a wornlerfvl ideo aNdrange
ofexperienG¢s. Comnwn Threadf wosJFllbinthng.I So deioiledworl wilh imprexsive ruults. '
'Very sobering and lh0¥g￿ provoking. lfvl rtslw￿ bui detsrmtned io do better in fviure. ' (référrlrtg io
exhibilions wlihin ik Cotton £¥clrye wpwe)
'TlwAkyouforsknipy ihis bnUalslory- &fficuli Mcew.. (r¢ftrring io ihe PenislopJe C1￿h}
'The volunleer expknned things io me In slmple, slwi sethÉMce& thm ll￿d ry of The Penisii)*e
Cloih exhibiliort SomeiinKs Jfe¢l owrwhel￿dhY all ihR andshe klpedme eryoy il all ihe morel,
'riwNk you - J h¢w no wordf rto dpscribe how huge an irywessiov ih(I IMLf knd me. ' (refe￿1￿% io the
PenIs1o￿e Cloih)
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Tothl income for thc yew 2023ll4 £723.692 {2022n3: £134.171). Exp￿¥t￿t amoun*d
£741,997 (2022123.. £106,332) resulting in the year ending with an overall defKit of £18.305 (2022123.. surplus
£27,839).
Substhntiai grnnts r¢c¢ived ID the year in¢lude core funding frorn Arts Council England (£220,000) and The
National IM¢ry Heritage Fund (£130.4041. We reeeived cash support from L8nca5hire County COU￿11
1£30.000), B18ckburn with Darwen Borough Council {£25.(MIO), The Britj5h Council (£15.000) and through a
local Cmtive Alligmce pwlneT5hiw shar￿ Prosp¢rity Funding1£17J(X)} in addition tts small 8rants, donations
and ¢arn¢d income.
We eorttinue to hftve a strong relationship with Suptr Slow Way pnwamme in L4nca5hire, who
conlribut¢d £S6.275 in cash ty our en8a8emem commission pro8rnmmc, along with in-kind support of Sfaffing
across curatori￿. mmmunication$, vtslunkerins and financ¢ valued at £191,443 within the a¢¢owits.
knervu Pollry:
TIK Board of Ttustees 88ree to mwnlain unreslrided financial reserves to a kv¢l which covers 4 rnonths of core
operational costs: sxlaries and ovtthead costs. The re5cryu l¢v¢l will be n￿mi￿red regularly by the Board of
Trnstccs and the policy and re5erv¢5 larg¢t will be reviewed annu￿lY or whencvcr thcrc arc signific8llt chan8¢5
in staff hours or numbers. On 31st March 2024 thr tsr8¢1 reserv¢s omouni £39,667. The Y￿￿e of ¢urrent
unrestrictcd rcscrves excluding design￿lon$ ￿ 013 1st m￿Ch 2024 £40,782.
STRU￿uRE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Coverning Document:
British Textile Bi¢rtnial 1$ 8 wmpany limitcd by gu￿8￿￿¢ and a registered charity. Wc are governed by our
M¢mor￿dUm and Articles of Associ￿10￿ dakd 25th February 2021.
OryAnls*tloTh*l Structure:
Thr Board of Trustecs. lcd by the Chair. f•Jminisws the organisation. The CompaThy Sxr¢iary, who may be a
Trnstee or a member of 5tsff. supwrt5 thcm in their duties. The Board of TNsl£es ￿p￿)In1 the rolc5 of Chair and
Company Secretary at ea¢h Annll￿ General Meeting (AGM).
The Dircctor is appoint￿ by the Board of Trnstees to dclivet the approvcd aims attd obje¢¢ives &$ detailed
within the organi5alion'5 5tt2iegic documtnts. irKludittg the business plan and othcr 5uppl¢mentsry a¢tion plans.
They h8ve dcle8ated authority for decision makir4g within the partme￿[S of the approved twfyyear budget.
The Director reTKJrts to mcets with the BoaTd of Trnstees on aquarter]y b￿ll5.
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Tn￿tee$ Report
RecruitmeD4 appolntmemt *nd r¢lirtm￿l of Trustte
Trustees are recruited to our organisation b&sed on skill& experience and kThiwkdge. The Board of Trllsttts
¢ondu¢t & regular 5kn11s audiL identifying strengdL% and weaknesses within the b)ard. Open a￿1 targeted
recruitinent occurs to fjll identified gaps for Tn￿tte vacancies. No pttsoo U￿J¢r the age of16 bc appoint¢d
&8 a Trustee.
Trustees may apw)inl a person willing to xt &$ a at any ￿int throUgh￿tt the year," with the app)inth)ent
beiTh8 ratified at the t￿xt AGM.
As detsiled within our Memorandwn and Anicles of AssLKi8IM)N one third of the Trustees rnu￿ retire at eath
AGM but may s#k re-¢l¢¢tion by memb￿5 ofthe charitsbk comwy attending the meeting (iTrpeT￿n and by
proxy).
Induction of llew Trustees
All new Trustees re¢eive a thorough and StrUCDJred induetion with the Dircctor and Chair."
They are made aw7re of their res￿￿$1b]lltieS as a Charity Tnwee aDd Compwjy D1￿CtOr and ￿t given
acc¢s5 lo a range of useful resow¢e& swh as the Chgjity Commission rtew Tr￿St¢¢ guidance
They are introduced ID OUT organisalion and 8iven infomiation on ow otganisational pr¢orities. including our
bu5ine55 plan a[￿ as￿)Ciated action plans, and the papers from the lasi tyvo b)ard ]nectings. and
They ￿ inviied ts) visit our wirl mrding with our stsff freelaDce W0￿fOrCe and audiuK¢s to
understsnd and experience our wotk first haTKI.
Related partles:
There are no related parties.
Rlsk mgtsa8ement:
The Tn￿let$ have a duty lo iderrtify and review th¢ risks ￿ which the organi￿70￿ is ex￿￿ed and toi ensure that
approprriatr controls are in place to mitjgatc those risks. The TtU5tec5 maintain a risk register for the
organisaiion for this purpose, covering kry risks in the are4s of programrne. firthance. governance. peoplc and
opcrations. The risk r¢gist¢r is reviewed * each quartcrly Ixwd rnecting and subsequent actions are undertaken
by the Director and stsff ttam.
Small Com￿nieS provlslon stgtement
Tbis report h&8 trttt) prepared in x£ordancc with the small companies regime under the Companies Act 2006.
The ann￿￿ reN)rtwas approved by the trnstces of the ¢haT5ty on 2 Decemkr 2024 a￿1 si8ned on its t¢half by..
Ms R Raban
Tru5t¢e
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Independent Exxminer's Report to the tnistees of Briti8h Textile Biennial ('the
Company,)
I rep)rt to the Charity trpJs¢ees on my cxarnination of th¢ a¢counts of the Company for the year ended 31 Mwch
2024.
Respo*sibilitieJ attd b#sts of report
A5 the charity'5 Irustees of the Compat*y (and also its dirtctyrs for the pvrw>ses of c4)mp3ny law) you are
responsible for the prtpatwion of th¢ ¥eounts in accordance with thc rtquir¢ments of the Companies Act 2006
I'thr 2006 Art'l.
Havin8 satisfied myself th#t the xcourrts of the Cornp•ny are not required fo be auditcd under Part 16 of the
2Q06 Ad and are eligible fiv indepcndent eX￿￿111811￿ I rewjrt in rc5pcci of my ¢xominatiort of your charity's
accounts as c￿rIed out under section 145 of the Charities Aet 2011 I'the 2011 Acl.). In carying out my
examiD*ion I have followed th¢ Direclions given by Charity Comrnission under section 145{5Xb) of the
2011 ACL
Independent tumin*r'J $t•temefit
Since the CoMp￿Y'S gross income exc¢eded £250,(th your exgjniner must be a member of a F*)dy listed in
sKtion 145 of th¢ 201 l ACL I Confi￿ thai l am qualified to undcrtske the examindtK)n because l am a membcr
of the A550¢1￿10n of IndeFrtndent Exkniiiiers. which is one of th¢ listed Wies.
I have complel¢d my examin￿lOn. I confinn th* no matters h8TK come to my ￿tIOn in wnn¢ction with the
examin&tion w'vin8 me caux to b¢li¢ve.'
acGouniing records wert not kw in respeci of British Textile Biennial as required by section 386 of the
2006 Aci: or
2. the accounts do not accord with those rewrd5: or
3. th¢ accounts do not cornply wth the &¢a)unting requirements of sedion 396 of the 2006 Act other thaD
any r¢quiremeni the acwunts give i'true and fair vitt¢ Mthith is Th)1 a m•tt¢r ￿nSidEred ￿ pArt of an
independent cxamiT*iion; or
4. the a¢counts have Mi be¢n t￿£pared in a¢c(th¢e with the Meth￿$ •nd principle5 of the S*menl of
Recommerhdcd Prdcticc for ac¢ounting #nd re￿nIng by chariiics lapplicable to charities prcparing their
a¢i¥Junts in x¢ordanee with the Fina￿1¥1 Rewiin8 StsDdard applicablc in th¢ UK arKI Republic of
Ireland (FRS 102)]
I have no ￿ncernS and have CLvne fKn)S5 ￿ other mattrrs in ¢onn¢dion with examinatitsn to which atte￿10￿
should be drawi in this reN)rt itt order ￿ en4bk 4 proper unde￿￿￿1n& of the a(c￿nts tr* Ix rwhed.
Mark R Heaton FCCA FCIE
1st Floor. Block C
The Wharf
Manchester Road
Burnley
LAnwhirc
BBII IJG
2 December 2024
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Ststemen¢ of Financial Attivities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
(Including Income and F4XpendI￿tt Account and Statement of Total Recognised G2lns
*nd Lthses)
UNr¢stricted Restritled
nds
Totsl
21124
Unrestricted
ds
Totxl
1023
IDcome from:
tknatiorts
Charithble xtivities
Other income
500.095
75.925
1268
145.404
645,499
75.925
2,268
123.542
123,542
10,628
Tot81 income
578.288
145.404
723.692
134,170
134.170
Expendlture OD:
Charitsble a¢livits¢s
{145.404
107.998
107.998
Totsl expendilure
N¢[ lexpenditureyineome
596.593
741.997
{145,404) ￿ ￿107998)
18.305
107.998
IB,305
26.172
Net movement in funds
118.3051
(18,305)
26,172
26.172
Rttondllatlott of fund5
Toial ffijnds iwu8h¢
forward
59.087
59.087
32.915
32,915
Tothl fi￿AS catried
13
40,782
59,087
All of lh¢ ch4rity'$ activiiies dtrive from coniinuin8 opewations dwin8 the alL)ve iwo periods.
The funds breakdowm for 2023 is shown in note 13.
The Mtes on pages 13 to 19 forni an integra] part0rd￿ financial 51atemcnt*
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Britkqh Te￿ile Bienllyal
Oiegistration number: 13228972)
Balan¢e Sheet as at 31 March 2024
2024
21ll3
Note
Flxed assets
Tangible asscts
io
2.061
Current 4ssets
Ik￿0
C&gh at bank and in hand
1.424
39,240
10.130
51.344
40,664
61.474
Credilors: falling due wlihin one ye•r
12
1,943
Net current •S5ets
38.721
59.087
Net aS8ets
40.782
59,087
Fllnds of the charlty:
Unrestricted lllcome fundg
Unrestrictcd fvttds
40,782
59,087
To¢•1 fvttds
13
40,782
59,087
For the financial year ¢nding 31 March 2024 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit uttder section 477
of the Companies Ad 21x16 relating to small compjnies.
Directors, r¢sponsibiliti¢s'.
The members have noi required the charity to obtsin an iudit of its accounts for the year in question in
accordance with section 476. and
The directOTS acknowl¢dge their re5ponsibilitics for ei>mplying with the rcquirements of the Aci with respcct
tts a￿Unting records and thc preparation of accounls.
The fiDan¢ial statements on page5 10 to 19 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on 2
Decembet 2024 aNI 5i8ned on their behalf by:
Ms R Raban
Trustee
The notes on pages 13 ￿ 19 form an intsgral part of these financial statem¢nts.
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Itish Textile Bknnial
Statement of Cash Fk)ws for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
2024
2023
Cash flows from opeTatlng actfvlties
Nct cAsh lexpendiwr¢Vincome
(18,305)
26.172
Adj￿8¢m¢￿ts to cash nows from nott￿lh ite
Depreci￿10￿
498
117.807)
26,172
Wt)rklng eapitsl adj￿￿tments
tkcr¢asellincr¢ase) in debtors
(DeCre￿Y1￿CreaSt in ¢r¢ditOTS
.706
444)
110,130)
1,387
12
N¢t cath tlow from opernitn8 acliviti¢s
C••h flowj frorn Invutlnt *tdvltl
Purchase of tsngible fixed asset>
N¢1 {d¢cr￿ty1ntre8se in cash c&4h eqyiv•l¢nts
Cash and cash ¢qui￿]ents 81 l April
C&8h and eash equivalents at 31 Ma￿h
(9,5451
17.429
{12.1041
51.344
17.429
39,240
All of th¢ cash flows art dertved fyorn continuing operalions durin8 the above periods.
The noles on page5 13 to 19 fomi an integral pth of thcst financial statements.
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Iyotes to the Financial Stat¢m¢nts for the Ye8r Ended 31 March 2024
I Charity s¢atui
The ¢h8rity is limited by gugr8ntee. incorp)rated in England, and consequ¢ntty doES not hay¢ sh¥¢ capithl. Each
of The tjvstees i5 ltable to ¢ontribut¢ an amount nol exceeding £10 towards the L%sets of th¢ charity in the event
of liqllidation.
Th¢ address of its r¢gistered offLCC IS..
14-16 LKJrd Street West
Blackburn
BB2 IJX
These finxncial statements w¢re authoristd for issue by the tru51ccs on 2 D¢c¢mber 2024.
2 Atcountlng polleles
Summ*ry ofsl8nlfl¢int #etovntlng poll¢lei and k¢y 8etountlng estlm*teA
The princip￿ accounting rA)licie8 oppli¢d in the preparation of the$c financial $￿ements are set out b¢low.
Th¢se policies have been consisrendy applied tv all the yeary prLsented, unlrys oth¢rwise stated.
Ststem¢nt of eompllance
The fiNan¢ial statements have been prcpar¢d in accordance with Accounting and R¢tK)rting by Chorities..
Stst¢m¢nt of Rccommended Pra¢ttc¢ (applicable to charitLCS Preparing their aceounts in 8ccordwncc wilh the
Fin1￿ClaI Rcporfing Stsndard #pplicablc in the IIK and Republic of Ireland {FKS 102)) lissued ITh O¢(ober 2019)
{C.harities SORP IFRS 10211, thc Financial Rep)rtIn￿ Standard appliLabl¢ in the UK artd Republic of Ir¢lond
IFRS 102) And th¢ Lornpnie$ Act 2006.
Bas1$ of prep*ratloTh
BTLli5h T¢xtil¢ RienniAI meets the definition of & public b¢n¢fit entity under FRS 102. Assets and IiBbilitics are
initi4lly rtcognised at histori¢41 cost or ¢rans#¢tion value unless oiherwlse stated in the relevant accounting
poli¢y notes.
Going concern
The trustecs consider that there are no matcrial uncertainties aboui th¢ charity's ability to c(Fntinue as & gning
on¢ern nor any si8nificani areas of unc¢rt2inry thal atTect thc carrying v￿u¢ of assets held hy thc charity.
Ineome
All income is recognised otLCC the charity h&$ entitlement ts) tht incomc, it is probable thai the income will be
received and thc amount of th¢ income rettivablc can be measured reliably.
GrtTMts receivllble
Grants wre recognis¢d when the charity has sn entitlcmcnt to th¢ fU[￿S artd any conditions linked ￿ the grdnts
have been met. Where pcrfornian¢e condition5 are attached to the grani and are yet to bE m¢t, the incom¢ is
¢ognised &$ a liability and included on thc balance sheei &8 deferrcd iThcome to be released.
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Notsy to the FinaDcial Ststements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
DOn￿ed$e￿Ie￿ t7Mdfacithiés
Wherc 5crvices or facilitie5 are provida ￿ the tharity as a dothation ihi wuld nonnally be putcha5cd from our
suppliers, this bcncfit is included the fjthancial 5rareM￿ts ai it's fair value unless its fair value eannot bc
reliably mcasured. then * ihe cost th the dOnororth￿ resak va]ue of S￿d$ that are ￿ be sold.
Eipendltur¢
All cxpenditure is recognised once there TS a Ic881 or c•w￿1ve obliwion to that ¢xpenititurc. it 15 probable
settlement is rcquired And the amount can be mwured Teliab]y. All costs a￿ allocat￿ to th¢ applicable
expcnditure heading that oggregat¢ similar c4)sts ￿ that cate80ry. Where costs can￿t be directly altributed b)
particular headings thcy have been 411o¢atr4 on a basis ¢onsisteni with the use of resources. with central stsff
costs allociied on the basis of time $pcn( and depreci￿10￿ charges dloca*d on rKJrtion of thc a55et's use.
Other support Costs arc ￿lOCated based ort the spread of staff costs.
These costs in¢urr¢d in trading ￿tIVitieS that rais¢ funds.
ChAriiable odlvlrf¢x
Charitable expenditure wmprises th)se costs irteurred by the charity in the dclivcry of its aciiviiies servi￿$
for its beneficiartcs. It includes ￿sts th¥ can be alloc•*d dirttity to S￿h xtiviiies &hd tho5¢ CQ5ts of an
indirect rtaDJre necessary w $uppJrt them.
Govtrnanct costs
These include the costs attributhble kn the eharity's c(rfnpli8nce with ¢onstitULional r¢quirernents.
includin8 audil strateBl¢ mandsement and tNstees meding5 knd reimburxl expenses.
Taxltlon
Th¢ charity is eonsidered to pass the tests s¢t ow in Paragraph l Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and
therefore it meets the definilion of a chan'tsble ¢ompany for UK corpomion ￿ purposes. Accordin8ly, the
ch¥ity is poteniia]ly exempi fTOm taxaiion in respecl of income or cHpit¥l gains reccivcd within eategori¢3
covcrcd by Chapter 3 Part I l of the COry0￿10M Tax Art 2010 or Scction 256 ofthe Taxa(iort of Chargeable
Gaitts A¢1 1992. to the extent tha¢ swh income or 8aiM applied ex¢lusiv¢ly ro charitsblc purpjses.
T*n4lble flxed *sJets
Individual fixed assets costin8 £1.000 or are initially recordtd at ¥ry)SL less any subsequent accumulated
depreciation and subsequent MLmula¢ed impainneni losses.
D¢prttl•tlon *nd imorttsgdon
Depreciation is providcd on tangible fixed 9ssets so as to write off the C4)A or valuation. less any e5tim*trd
residual Yalu¢, over their expecied useful cconomi£ life #s ftillows=
Asset cliss
FumitUTe and equipment
Depreci*tlon method ADd r•te
Three year5 straight line
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Notes to the FiDaneA*l St*tements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Tr*de debtors
Trade debtors Are amounts du¢ from customers for merchw￿ls£ sold or seNic¢s perfornKd in the ordinary
COU￿ of busincss.
Trnde debwrn are r¢cognised initially at the tran￿tIOn pri¢¢. They are subsequenty measured at EmoTii5cd cost
using the efftctive interest method. Its5 provision for impairnienL A provision for the impaimieTht of trade
debtors 15 esthblished when there is objeclive evidence that the charity will not bc able ￿ c(Jllect all amounts dw¢
ac￿rdIng to thc origi1￿ of the receivables.
Tr*de credltors
Trade creditors ￿ obli8ati￿s Io p8y for gl￿ or SCTViCC$ have been xquir¢d in the ordinary course of
businc5s from suppli¢r5. Accounts payable Jr¢ ¢lwified as current liabiliiies if the chariry doc5 not hayc an
un¢onditkortal riBhL ￿ the end of the rep)rtin8 period. to dcftr scttlemcnl of the creditor for ai I￿1 twelve
months after thc TeFK>rting d*. If there is an uncondliion￿ righi to defer settlement for at least cwelve months
after the reportin8 dLte. they are preseD*d ￿ rton-curreni liabiliti¢5.
Trad¢ ¢Teditors reco8nised initialty 41 the sric¢ aNI subseq￿￿ty measured af •mortis¢d co
usit)g the ¢ff¢div¢ interest method.
Fufjd itrne¢ure
Unrestri¢*d incom¢ fvnd5 •r¢ 8¢neTai funds that are available for us¢ ￿ th¢ tr￿tte1 discretion in furtherance of
the objeaives of the thariry.
Pensi0*8 *nd other poit re15reTh*nt oblts•tlows
Thc charity opernies a pension plan under which fixed •h ¢ontyibuiions pjid into a pension for each
ernpioyee bucd on Cuneni earnings. The thority has no le8al c*liwion to ply furthcr contribuiions into the
schemes.
Contribuiions to p¢nsion plans art recfjgnised in the Sts*ment of Finan¢id Aaivtties when they are due. If
ontribulion payments exceed the contribution for ser4ice, the exttss Is rtCOBni5cd a5 a prepaymenL
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Notos to the Fin211ti*l Statements for the Yegr Ended 31 March 2024
3 Ineohje from donations
Llnrestrfeted
T•tsl
2024
Totsl
2023
Gt#tral
ds
Dottations
Donated services
tA)ca] &uthoriry grants
Grants from other charities
3J52
191,443
78.5(4)
220,IMXI
493 ?95
3J52
191.443
78.500
350,404
6,147
92,428
24,967
130,404
130.404
623.699
123,542
Grants from other £hariti¢s includes the following:
Arts Council England . £220.(MJO
National Lottery Hcritage FutMI -£130.404
Britisb Courtcil- £15,000
Cotton Indu5ty War Mem¢)rial Tn￿l-£￿.8fft1
4 Income frnDJ chxrit*bk *ctivities
UDrutTirted
funds
General
Total
2024
c0￿mmissin]ng a￿1 partnerships
75,925
75,925
75,925
75,925
5 Expendiivre on tharitable aetivit
un￿trIct
ds
General
Restricted
fDnds
Totsl
ZQ24
Total
2023
Note
Charitsble a¢iLVlties
D¢pre¢iation
Stsff costs
523,359
498
71,586
1,150
596.593
145.404
668.76i
498
71.586
1.150
106,938
1,060
107.998
145,404
741.997
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Notes to the Financial .Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
6 Truiteei remuner*¢ioD #Thd expenyes
No twste¢$, nor any persons connected with thcm, have received any remuneration from the charity during the
No trnstets hw¢ received any reimbursed expenses or any uiher benefits from the charity during the year.
7 Staff ¢oits
The ￿regate ￿YrOll w$ts were 8s follows..
2024
Siaifeosts durlng the YCAT wer¢:
Wages and s￿arleS
Social security COSIS
Pension costs
63,939
1,821
The moThthly av¢ra8e number of persons lincludin8 5cllioT management I leadership team) employd by the
htrity during the year ¢XPres￿d &s fijll lime equivalents was as follows..
2024
No
ch￿1t161¢ activities
No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year.
8 Independen¢ ¢x*mlner's remuneratlon
2024
2023
Examinalion of the financial gtaiements
1.150
1,060
9 TaxAtlon
Th¢ charity 1$ a regis*red charity and 15 th¢refor¢ exempt from tsx&tion.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
10 Tan%ible fiied *xsets
Furnitsre aod
iprnevjt
T¥Jtsl
Additions
2.559
At 31 Mar¢h 2024
2,559
2,559
Depreci*tlOD
Charge for th¢ year
498
498
At 31 March 2024
498
498
Net book vslu¢
At 31 March 2024
2.061
I l Debtors
2024
Tradc debto
Prepaymertts
Accwed income
462
468
494
10.130
1.424
10,130
12 Credltor5: gmounts f*llthg due within one yexr
2024
2023
Tr*Je creditors
Accruals
863
1,080
1.287
1.100
1.943
2,387
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Notes to the Finr4ncial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
13 Funds
Bil*nce gt I
April 2023
Balance •131
Mxrch 2024
rtsourc¢J
eMpend*d
Unrestrlcted fundg
Gen¢ral
59,087
578.288
(S96.5931
40,782
Re$trlcted fvnds
145,404
145.404
Total fvndg
723.692
741,997
Bxlance It I
April 2022
IDcomln8
resourcei
Re$oureeJ
expended
BAlgNee at 31
March 2023
Unrestrleted
G¢Theral
97,370
59.087
14 AnAlyili of net asgets befwten tsnd$
Unrestrletsd
funds
Totsl thnd$ at
31 MArch
21124
T#ngiblc fixcd assets
Currcnt aS8tts
Current liabilities
2.061
40,664
2,061
40,664
1,943
Tot￿ net &qsets
40.782
40,782
Unrestrlcted
funds
Gener&1
Total fynd¥ xt
31 Marth
2023
Curreni assets
Curreni liabilities
61,474
12.387)
61,474
2,3871
TotAI net 8&sets
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