t>otset Gulld of Weaverg, Splnngrs and Dyers Charity No lif any) eriod 1200685 Annual accounts for the To CC17a PerSod start date 0110912024 Period end ale 3110812025 Section A statement of financial activities Restricted Unro$tricted Income funds funds Recommended categorles by actlvlty Delalls of own analysls Endowment Totsl th1$ funds year Total last year Incomlng resources {Note 3) F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 Incomlng resources from generated fundg Voluntary inry)rnE S01 Activibe5 for generating frjnds S02 Investment inwme S03 12,084 8.617 Incoming r8sour¢e$ from charitsble a¢tivities S04 4,473 Other Incomlng resour S05 Total incoming resources s06 Resources expended (Notes 4-8 18,818 18.818 13,090 Costs of Gtneratlng Funds Costs ofgeneratiny voluntary IrK))me S07 Fwdrai*ry trading costs S08 Investrnent Manag￿￿t costs S09 Charltable a¢tlvlts• S10 17,259 12,187 Governane• eo8ts S11 Other re8ource8 expended rotal resources expended $13 Net Incominty{outgoing) resources before transfers s14 S12 1,559 1,559 903 Gross transfers between funds S15 Net Incomlng/{outyoing) resources before other recognisedgains/(losses) s16 Other recognl$ed gain81{losses) G8ins and losses on revaluation of fixed assels for Ihe charity's own use Galns and losses on investrnent assets 1,559 1,559 903 S17 S18 Net movement in funds s19 Total funds brought forward Total funds carriéd ft)Thvard s21 1.559 284,305 903 S20 284,305 285.864 283,402 285,864 284.305 CC17a (Excell 2011012025 Section B Balance sheet Restricted Unrestrictsd Incomg fund8 funds Endowm•nt Total thls funds yoar Total last yoar Fixed assets Tangible assets F01 4,124 F02 F03 F04 4.124 FOS 3,684 (Note 9) B01 B02 Investments (Note 101 Total fixed assets B03 24 3,684 Current assets Stock and work In progress Debtors (Note111 (Short te￿) investments Cash at bank and In hand Total current assets 280,873 280,873 27,005 255,000 282, 05 Credltors: amounts falllng due wlthln one year (Note 12) B10 265 265 252 Net current assets/(liabllltles) B11 26,740 255, 40 280,621 Total assets less current liabllities B12 284,305 Credltors: amounts falllng due after one year (Note 12) B13 Provlslons for liabllltles and charges B14 Net assets B15 30,8 255,Cw) 5,864 284,305 Funds of the Charity Unrestrlcted funds B16 30,864 30,864 29,305 817 Restrlcted Income funds (Nots 131 Endowment funds (Nots 13) B18 255,000 255,000 255,000 B19 Total funds B20 30,8 255,00 5.864 284,305 Signed by one or tNslee$ on behalf of all the trustees Dale of roval Signature Print Name 2q li T(￿£ CC17a {Excell 2011012025 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl member5 of Dorset Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers On accounts for the year ended 3110812025 Charity no (if any) 1200685 Set out on pages NIA I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('the Trust'} for the year ended 31108 12024. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the Ad. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention {other than that disclosed below ") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the ac¢ounting records Independent examine￿$ statement I have no conGerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Plèase delete the words in the brackets if they do not 8ppIy. Slgned: Date: 2? Name: Ben Elliot (Partner) Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): FMAAT Address: 7 King Street Weymouth DT4 7BJ IER October 2018 # # **Dorset Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers** **Registered Charity No. 1200685** The Dorset Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers has enjoyed yet another varied, stimulating and successful year. We have been able to pursue our twin aims of improving members skills and passing those skills on to other people. Over the year our membership has increased from 135 to 150. We are now among the largest WSD Guilds in the country. We have had 11 all day Saturday meetings and 4 all day Sunday workshops and 6 in-house “mini workshops” run by our own members. In February, we visited Farnham Maltings’ Unravel Show as our Guild trip. Our visiting speakers have covered such topics in design from woven fabrics to fascinating knitted designs, as well as considering the dye plants “under our feet”, the story of silk and thinking about the sustainability in our farming – from rearing to shearing to wearing and the ancient craft of Nalbinding. Once again, our Skills Day in January focussed on a number of smaller workshops run by members to enable other members to try out “new-to-them” skills and our annual Open Day at the end of September was open to the general public where our Guild members demonstrated our skills to the visitors. Following Open Day, we gained quite a few new recruits! Our fleece fair in June which offered our membership the chance to stock up on raw material for the coming year was popular with everyone from the Guild and sellers alike. At every meeting, members have the chance to practise skills and seek advice and help from those more experienced. All our members are very willing to help each other and are especially generous in the time they offer to those new to our craft to learn to spin, weave, dye or felt. Five of our Guild have benefitted from bursaries during the year, enabling two of them to attend the International Weaving Convention in Sweden, whilst others made use of the bursary to fund a tablet weaving course as part of the Association of Guilds Summer School, a Nalbinding course and a Heritage Textiles Skills Weekend. They each gave enlightening reports on their discoveries and learning outcomes at our November meeting. All in all, three members attended the Association of Guild’s Summer School, this time held at Queen Margaret’s University in Edinburgh – a fabulous opportunity to spend quality time, not only discovering a particular skill in detail, but also to take time with like-minded learners from Guilds around the country. We have had a presence at a number of show and events, including the Spring Show, the Melplash Show, the Dorset Arts and Crafts Association Show and a number of others. This is a vital part of our outreach work and raising our profile around the county; in turn our membership is swelling. A number of members give up a lot of time to attending these events throughout the summer season but this year we have employed a “man with a van” to help store and transport our show equipment and display. Other members run an equipment loan scheme, whereby our equipment can be lent out at very reasonable rates. This runs alongside our library, which is also beginning to take on momentum. We continue to hold various competitions to allow for precision and focus on our crafts and the skills required to hone and practise to achieve the best that we can do. Here is an opportunity for those who wish to, to submit work and receive feedback from judges. We have decided that each of our competitions should have a first and a second prize for parity between them. Often the competition is very fierce with many entries. Mostly, we ask for our visiting speakers to adjudicate the competitions with a couple judged by our committee or membership. This year saw the instigation of a Dyeing Prize following on from the loss of our previous treasurer Gail Coldham. This was held at the May meeting and a coiled plate became the trophy, using hand-dyed wool that Gail had made herself. Her husband Randy, came to present the prize. To celebrate the diversity that we have in our midst, we have a “Show and Tell” display and a short time within each meeting to look at the items that have been submitted. Sometimes these are items deemed to be “work in progress” or where there has been difficulty in achieving the expected result. These items often rest alongside some very beautifully presented and finished pieces, showing how accomplished and skilled the makers are. It is by sharing these experiences that much learning occurs. We have a website, a Facebook page and regularly submit blogs covering the meetings so that people who have been unable to attend can keep in touch. Again, much of this is maintained by committed members. We have continued to send out our Programme and Open Day Invitations to local libraries and museums to raise awareness of our organisation. Towards the end of the summer, we learned of the death of one of our members: Catherine Parr. Catherine partook in all three of our main skills – she spun her wool, then she dyed it and then she created the most wonderful, colourful tapestries – most of which depicted local scenes throughout Dorset. In October, we invited her friends to our Guild meeting and we opened up the treasure-trove that has been left to us. We are now seeking a place to exhibit theses extraordinary works of textile art – a fantastic legacy for Dorset! Apart from the six committee members, who meet regularly (via Zoom) at the beginning of most months, we also have a sub-group in the guise of a Programme Committee who thoroughly and thoughtfully research and put the programme together. They work alongside the main committee, as do the membership ladies, the sales table team, the events team and the equipment and library lending team. Out trustees are very much involved, contributing in many different ways and this example of team-working is a major strength of our Guild. The Dorset Guild is a vibrant and thriving group; we have voted to include felt-making into our objects and we are passionate about keeping the ancient crafts of Weaving, Spinning, Dyeing and now Felt-making alive! Nicky Footer