# FROME WEAVERS SPINNERS AND DYERS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1180975
- **Other names:** FROME TEXTILE WORKSHOP, FROME WSD
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 4, 2018
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1180975


## Contact

- **Address:** Redwood Rare Breeds, Station Road, Wanstrow, SHEPTON MALLET, Somerset
- **Postcode:** BA4 4SZ
- **Phone:** 07500595630
- **Email:** enquiries@fromeweavers.org.uk
- **Website:** www.fromeweavers.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(A) TO FURTHER THE PRESERVATION, SKILL, EXCELLENCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF CRAFTSMANSHIP IN WEAVING, SPINNING AND DYEING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN FROME, AND (B) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN SUCH CRAFTSMANSHIP.

**Activities:** Learning techniques of weaving, spinning and dying in a dedicated facility. Sharing related knowledge through mentoring and discussion. Mounting exhibitions, sales and open events to serve the local area. Working cooperatively with other local organisations, including schools, to advance knowledge and understanding of these crafts and their place in local heritage.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £11199 | £14699 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £12172 | £10252 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £12460 | £10600 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £13928 | £12156 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £11260 | £14804 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Deborah Gibson — appointed July 21, 2022
- Dr Lone Hattingh — appointed April 18, 2023
- Judith Loveridge — appointed April 3, 2025
- Mary Boston — appointed May 25, 2021
- Shona Penelope Ann Milford — appointed April 3, 2025
- Teresa Etim-Gorst — appointed March 24, 2026