01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC026905
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- ZE2 9PD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity exists to preserve, celebrate, and promote Shetland’s unique textile heritage by operating the only specialist textile museum in Shetland. Its purpose is to safeguard traditional skills, inspire new generations of makers, and ensure that the islands’ rich cultural story remains accessible to the public. The Museum curates and maintains collections of historical garments, tools, and locally made textiles that reflect Shetland’s distinctive craft traditions. Provides exhibitions that share the history, techniques, and cultural importance of Shetland knitting, weaving, and other textile arts. Volunteers demonstrate to pass on traditional skills. Engages with local makers, cultural organizations, and historians to support research, craft preservation, and community engagement. Raises income through shop sales, donations and grants, to ensure we can continue to protect the collection.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It does none of these
Constitutional objectives
(a) for the advancement of the education of the general public, without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions, by provision of the Museum comprising the Existing Collection together with such other objects, specimens or collections as may from time to time be acquired in accordance with the provisions of this Deed ('the Collection), in respect of which there will be a strong presumption against the subsequent disposal of any specimen. (b) to provide for the protection of the specimens comprised in the Collection from deterioration, damage, loss, accidental destruction or unauthorised disposal. (c) to form, establish and support and to aid in the formation, establishment and support of any other charitable companies, institutions, associations, trusts or societies formed for objects similar to the objects set out above.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £80,230 | £76,407 | 3 | 18 November 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £72,686 | £60,810 | 3 | 7 June 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £63,538 | £48,700 | 3 | 10 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £33,508 | £27,500 | 3 | 19 December 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £17,184 | £11,432 | 3 | 13 October 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
- Vesquoy, Walls, Shetland
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.shetlandtextilemuseum.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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