# THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 234239
- **Other names:** THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 8, 1964
- **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=234239


## Contact

- **Address:** Bucks County Museum, Church Street, Aylesbury, Bucks
- **Postcode:** HP20 2QP
- **Phone:** 07455597039
- **Email:** receptionist@embroiderersguild.com
- **Website:** www.embroiderersguild.com



## Activities

**Objects:** A) TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE ART OF EMBROIDERY AND RELATED AND ENCOURAGE THE CREATION OF FINE ARTICLES INCORPORATING THE USE OF OR ASSOCIATED WITH EMBROIDERY;B) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY  AND ART OF EMBROIDERY AND TO UNDERTAKE OR SUPPORT RESEARCH IN THAT SUBJECT AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH; ANDC) TO COLLECT, DOCUMENT, PRESERVE, EXHIBIT AND INTERPRET EXAMPLES OF FINE EMBROIDERY WHICH ARE OF HISTORICAL OR EDUCATIONAL MERIT AND TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC SUCH ARTICLES.

**Activities:** The Embroiderers Guild is a  national educational charity with around 1500 members and a network of  just over 100 affiliated independent stitch groups. It has a museum with a unique global collection and offers a programme of exhibitions, events, workshops and lectures. It also has a specialist library and publishes Embroidery the successful textile art magazine.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, 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:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Isle Of Man
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £166531 | £141409 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £205367 | £137470 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £140237 | £83076 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £83329 | £188175 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £264725 | £481986 | — | — |



## Trustees

- ANTHEA GODFREY — appointed Jan. 20, 2016
- Alex Messenger — appointed Jan. 28, 2016
- Amanda Smith — appointed Jan. 28, 2016
- Anne Haigh — appointed July 8, 2021
- Helen Miller — appointed June 27, 2021
- Lucy Fitzpatrick — appointed Sept. 11, 2025
- Penny Hill — appointed Jan. 28, 2016