OSCR Scottish charity profile

West of Scotland Guild of Weavers Spinners and Dyers

ActiveCharity number SC017212
Registered10 May 1986
Main locationEast Dunbartonshire
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC017212
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
G61 1QA

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity promotes excellent craftsmanship in weaving, spinning and dying. We do this through holding meetings, workshops, skill sharing sessions, and (less frequently than annually) holding exhibitions. We are primarily active in the West of Scotland, but also participate in the wider activities of the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers, which is a national organisation to which we’re affiliated.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

To encourage and maintain integrity and excellence of craftmanship in hand weaving, spinning and dyeing. To foster a sense of beauty of material, texture, colour and design. To provide opportunities for the interchange of information, for enlarging knowledge at workshops, exhibitions, lectures, and library facilities.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£1,016£1,24802 September 2025
31 March 2024£1,435£1,872011 May 2024
31 March 2023£1,467£2,531023 June 2023
31 March 2022£1,339£829016 August 2022
31 March 2021£1,165£965019 November 2021

Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.

04 Contact record

Principal office or trustees address

Address supplied to OSCR
Flat 1/1, 1 Old Farm Road, Glasgow
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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