Top 10 businesses

Clothes shop
Clothes manufacturer
Fashion company
Textile manufacturer
Supermarket which sells clothing
Interior textile company
Laundry services
Footwear company
Haberdashers
Bridalwear shop

If you have worked in one of these businesses for 1+ years within the last 9 years you could apply for a grant for your child, if you are struggling financially. Click on the link below to find out more.

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

Latest

How a flexible team structure meant we could help more families.

The second in our series of blog posts to mark the anniversary of the first lockdown, our Chief Executive Anna Pangbourne talks about how a flexible team structure meant we could help more families during the pandemic.
Pavers Foundation donate £7,500 to Drapers X FTCT Covid Appeal

Leading shoe retailer Pavers’ charitable trust, Pavers Foundation, has donated £7,500 to the Fashion & Textile Children’s Trust (FTCT).
New Recipes for Retail Online Training Course Supports FTCT

Veteran retailer, John Hoerner will be donating 20% of fees from his new Recipes in Retail course to support our grants programme.
Podcast: Digital-first means people-first

FTCT's Chief Executive Anna Pangbourne and Marcomms Manager Jill Haines were interviewed for the Charity Digital podcast, to discuss the process of digital transformation.

Self employed?

If you are self-employed or run your own fashion and textile business you can still apply.
I have worked for 1 year or more in fashion and textiles

This includes jobs in retail, manufacture, design, distribution and head office for any UK fashion, textile, soft furnishings, interiors or footwear companies.
Top 10 job titles

We can accept applications from employees working in any aspect of UK fashion and textiles, from head office to shop floor, factory to warehouse. Here's some examples.
I have worked less than 1 year in fashion and textiles

To apply for an FTCT grant you must have worked in fashion or textiles for 1+ years within the last 9 years. This could be over consecutive years, combining two job roles.
I have never worked in fashion and textiles

We define fashion and textiles as a UK business which sells, makes or designs clothing or fabrics. Sadly this doesn't include industries such as beauty or hairdressing.
I'm not sure

If you’re not sure you work in fashion or textiles please read this section to see if you could apply.