01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC040388
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- IV3 8QQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
HGWSD is a membership organisation aiming to cultivate, demonstrate and encourage the traditional skills of weaving, spinning and dyeing. Based in the Scottish Highlands we are open to all regardless of geography and include overseas members. In addition to monthly get togethers which are open to non- members to 'give-it-go' we attend the many rural shows and events across our geographical base. Here we demonstrate and exhibit and see many people become members through this route. Members participate in international events such as the Tour de Fleece run alongside the Tour de France to encourage regular spinning both as a creative skill and for the health benefits of crafting in company. Our monthly newsletter to all members keeps everyone in the loop across our enormous mostly rural area.
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
2.a To maintain our cultural heritage through the preservation of and continuance of our core crafts of weaving, spinning and dyeing. 2.b To be a repository for skills and knowledge related to our crafts, to share the skills and knowledge among our members in order to maintain an excellence of craftsmanship, and to promote our crafts among the wider community. 2.c to provide opportunities for the interchange of information for enlarging knowledge through workshops, demonstrations and talks. and 2.d to co-operate with other Guilds having like aims.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £3,905 | £4,977 | 0 | 29 December 2025 |
| 30 September 2024 | £3,576 | £3,857 | 0 | 22 November 2024 |
| 30 September 2023 | £3,491 | £3,947 | 0 | 9 December 2023 |
| 30 September 2022 | £2,817 | £2,998 | 0 | 11 February 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £2,091 | £1,907 | 0 | 26 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
- 2 Canal , Inverness, Highland
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://hgwsd.co.uk
- Parent charity
- The Assoiation of Guild of Weavers Spinners and Dyers · 289590
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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