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  1. FAQs

Do you work in fashion and textiles?

Our charity supports the children of people in the UK fashion and textiles industry. It's why our charity was founded back in 1853.

This includes any business working with clothing, footwear, soft furnishings or fabrics.

For example:

  • High street clothes shops
  • Supermarkets with a clothing range
  • Textile companies and manufacturers
  • Laundries and laundrettes
  • Logistic companies for clothing brands
  • Soft furnishing companies

Take a look at the lists below to see if any describe your recent employers. Self employed people can apply also. 

Top 10 businesses

Here's some of the businesses we receive the most applications from.

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  • B & M

  • Marks & Spencer

  • Tesco

  • John Lewis & Partners

  • Sainsburys

  • Next Plc

  • Asda

  • Waitrose and Partners

  • Primark

  • Morrisons

If you have worked a businesses similar to these for 1+ years within the last 9 years you could apply for a grant for your child. Click on the link below to find out more. 

Could I apply?

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If you're not sure your job qualifies as fashion and textiles please contact our grants team for further advice.

Published: 27th July, 2017

Updated: 26th June, 2024

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Types of employer

From carpets to curtains, clothing to sofas, there are many types of employer covered by our trade criteria.

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If you're not sure your job qualifies as fashion and textiles please contact our grants team for further advice.


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Qualifying Employers

A full list of employers who currently qualify under our trade criteria.

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If your employer is not on listed below and you believe it does meet our criteria, please get in touch.  

A

A W Hainsworth
Accessorize
Adidas UK
Advanced Supply Chain Group
Afonwen Laundry
Aldi Stores Ltd
Alex Begg
Alexon
Alfred Brown Ltd
Allertons Racing
Alma Holdings Ltd
Apparel Brands Ltd
Apricot
Arcadia
Argos
Asda
ASOS
Axminster Carpets

B

B & M
B & R Textiles
Barbour
BCR Global Textiles
Beaconsfield Footwear Ltd
Beales
Berensden UK Ltd - Elis
BHS - British Home Stores
Blue Inc
BMB Menswear
Boden
Bonmarche'
Boyes plc
British Red Cross
Burberry
Burton
Bute Fabrics Ltd

C

Calder Textiles Ltd
Camplings Linen
Cancer Research UK
Cath Kidston
Ceva Logistic
Church & Co
Clarks
Clean Linen & Workwear
Clipper Logistics
Clothes Aid Services Ltd
Coast
Cos Clothing
Cotton Traders
Crew clothing
Crystal Laundry Services
Culimeta Saveguard

D

D P Dyers Ltd
D W Stevensons Ltd
D2 Clothing
David Howard UK Ltd
Day Birger et Mikkelsen
Debenhams
Decathlon
Decora
Decortex Limited
Dee Set
Devon Sun Yarns
Dew Bees Ltd
DFS LTD
DHJ Weisters
Direct Golf
Dorothy Perkins
Dos Mundos
DP Dyers
Dress2party
Dune London
Dunelm

E

East Lifestyle Ltd
Eazzee workwear
Edinburgh Woollen Mill
Elegant Curtains And Blinds Ltd
Evans

F

Fabric Land
Fashion Fabric Transprinters Ltd
Fashion Fair Ltd
FatFace Ltd
Fenwick
Feridax 1957 Ltd
Finest Brands International Ltd
Fishers Laundry Services Ltd
Flannels
Footasylum
Forever 21
Forever New LTD
Freemans Grattan Holdings
French Connection
Fresh Linen
FTS Dyer

G

Gap
Gerry Weber
Green Sheep Group Ltd
Gridline Enterprises Ltd
GXO Logistics

H

H&M
Harley of Scotland
Harris Tweed
Harrods
Harvey Nichols London
Harvey’s of Halifax
Hayley Richardson
Heath Park Trading
Heathcoat Fabrics Limited
Herbert Parkinson Ltd
Hermes
Herno
HLF Group
Home Bargains
House of Fraser
House of Holland
Hugo Boss

I

IFG Drake Limited
Iforce Group
IKEA

J

J E Beale PLC
Jackson’s Workwear Rental
Jaeger
James Dewhurst Ltd
JD Sport
JD Williams
Jigsaw
JJB SPORTS
Joe Browns
John Lewis & Partners
Johnson Hotel Linen
Joseph H Clissold & Son
Joseph Ltd
Joules plc
Julian Charles

K

Karen Millen
Kenneth MacKenzie Ltd
Kids Stuff
KJ Transport LTD
Kurt Geiger

L

La Senza
Lands' End
Laura Ashley
Lavish Alice
Liberty London
Lincoln Laundry ltd
Lipsy Ltd
LK Bennett
Lloyds Shoe
LOUD Apparel Limited
Lynx Fabrics Ltd

M

Macgregor & MacDuff Kilt Makers
Marks & Spencer
Marton Mills
Master Debonair
Matalan
Mathilda Rose Bridal Boutique
Maverix Supply Co
Michael Kors
Micronclean Laundries
Millets
Milliken Industrials Limited
Missguided Ltd
Monki (H&M group)
Monsoon Accessorize
Morrisons Plc
Moss Bros
Mothercare
Mountain Warehouse
My Made In England

N

N Brown Group
Nairn Laundry Ltd
Net a Porter
New Balance
New Look
Next Plc
Norwich Footwear LtdNutkids

O

Oasis
Odette Dancewear
Old Glory Ltd
Orvis Company
Other (Please specify in the Other Employer box)
Outerstuff EMEA
Outfit

P

P & P clothing
Pantherella
Paper Moon Boutique
Paul Smith
Pavers Shoes
Peacocks
Phase Eight
Polarn O'Pyret
Poundland
Pretty Angels Boutique Ltd
Pretty Legs Hoisery
Primark
Pure Collection Ltd

Q

Quiz Clothing
Qyoot Kulture

R

Ralph Lauren
Regency Fashions Ltd
Reiss Ltd
River Island
Robert Mackie of Scotland
Roop Boutique
Runway Clothes

S

S.K.A TEXTILES LTD
Sainsburys
Sam Weller & Sons LTD
Sampling International
Sassi Holford
Schuh Ltd
Scottish Leather Group
Select Fashion
Selfridges
Shoe Zone
Soletrader
Sparkandsparkle
Sports Direct
SR Graphics Ltd
SSS Fashions Ltd
St Christopher's Hospice
Stephen Walters & Sons
Sue Ryder Retail
Sunsibility
Swiscot textiles

T

T J Hughes
T J Hughes
Tapi Carpets
Tarak Retail
Ted Baker
Tesco
Textile Centre of Excellence (TCOE)
Textiles Direct
TFG Hobbs
The Apparel Company
The Children’s Society
The Dune Group
The Hanger
The Juice Corporation
The Range
The White Company
Timpsons
TJX Europe
TK Maxx
TM Lewin
Top Fashion Leic ltd
TopShop
Torque Logistics

U

Umbra Armoury

V

Vanners Silks
Victoria's Secrets
Visage Group
Vivienne Westwood

W



W Brewin and Co Ltd
Waitrose and Partners
Wallis
Warehouse
Whistles
White Stuff
Wilko
Wooltex
WT Johnson’s Ltd

X

XPO Logistics

Y

Yours Clothing

Z

Z Hinchliffe and Sons
Zara
Zee and Co

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Updated: 26th June, 2024

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