Meet the team

Director, Anna Pangbourne

Anna joined the charity in 2010 after 15 years as the Founder Director of The Newspaper Education Trust. Anna has led huge change at the Fashion & Textile Children's Trust. By working closely with the board of Trustees and embarking on a new growth strategy, the charity has blossomed from a team of one to now employing seven staff.

Grants Team

The grants team is led by our Grants Manager, Maggi, with support from Janet our Grants Support Assistant and Kaushika our Family Link Co-Ordinator. Hazel (previously Grants Manager) will be moving into a new role, developing our grants systems and processes.

Marketing Team

Jill is our Marketing and Communications Manager

Finance Team

Rudy is our Finance Manager

Contact the team

Coronavirus (Covid-19) update: we are currently processing grants as usual, with staff working remotely. As such, there is no one to answer our main phone number. If you have any queries, please call our director Anna on 07753 605367.

Our working hours are Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. The team will be happy to help with your query during these times.

For all other enquiries including press, call Jill on 07557 520 417

Latest

Bruce McLaren: Fundraiser and Supporter

Over the last 6 years Bruce McLaren has donated to and fundraised for our charity, raising over £900 to support our charity's work.
Mairead and Jed

After Mairead was made redundant by Warehouse during lockdown, she contacted us. With her son Jed outgrowing all his clothes and soon needing new school uniform, Mairead decided to apply for one of our grants.
Dessislava, Richard and Matthew

Dessislava works for high street retailer, The White Company. After being furloughed for a number of months, Dessislava decided to apply for an FTCT grant towards the cost of school uniform for her son’s .
Grants for College Essentials

Our grants can help families who are struggling to afford the cost of sixth form or vocational college clothing and equipment for teenagers aged up to 18 years.

Our Trustees

We are fortunate to have the generous support of our Trustees who give their time voluntarily to govern the charity.
Impact statistics

Showing our impact is essential. It informs our volunteers, supporters and families about the effectiveness of our work.
Work with us

The industry landscape is changing and our work is more relevant than ever. We can help the children of colleagues across the industry, but rely on employers to tell staff about our grants.
Our vision

We are here to help children by supporting parents working in the UK fashion and textile industry. It’s why our charity was started back in 1853.