01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC042442
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- HS6 5JA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Every story starts somewhere and ours begins in 2013 when our beloved spinning mill sprung to life - the result of a long held dream and a labour of love by our committed team as we looked to bring yarn & wool production back to our islands. Our offering was further developed in 2016 with the completion of our lovely new Wool Centre giving us a beautiful new space to showcase our yarns and special commissions produced by local designers & makers
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
2.1 The advancement of heritage and the traditional textile crafts of the Western Isles through establishing a spinning mill and training/visitor centre to increase activity, opportunity and knowledge within the sector. 2.2 The advancement of education through providing information and training in textile skills and practice and through outreach educational programmes for people of all ages within the wider community, to include exhibitions, workshops, traineeships, educational events and research into all aspects of traditional and contemporary uses of wool and the publication of such research results. 2.3 The advancement of community development through the educational and training opportunities set out in 2.2 above, and through increase in economic activity including provision of employment and of unique locally sourced products and materials to the crafts and agricultural sectors and the wider community. 2.4 The advancement of environmental protection through the development or improvement of new and traditional uses of natural resources particularly wool, employing sustainable, low carbon production technologies and local sourcing .
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £109,633 | £165,591 | 3 | 15 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £83,134 | £147,404 | 3 | 11 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £91,600 | £150,925 | 3 | 14 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £92,836 | £175,607 | 3 | 29 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £185,443 | £166,306 | 3 | 1 December 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
- 5 Scotvein, Grimsay, North Uist
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.uistwool.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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