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Highland Guild of Weavers Spinners and Dyers

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC040388
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Dec. 29, 2025. Filing history
Registered
March 24, 2009
Legal form
Unincorporated association

Address

Address
2 Canal
Inverness
Highland
IV3 8QQ

Contact

Website
hgwsd.co.uk
Screenshot of the Highland Guild of Weavers Spinners and Dyers website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

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.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

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.

Geography

Main operating location
Highland
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Sept. 30, 2025 Dec. 29, 2025On time £3,905 £4,977
Sept. 30, 2024 Nov. 22, 2024On time £3,576 £3,857
Sept. 30, 2023 Dec. 9, 2023On time £3,491 £3,947
Sept. 30, 2022 Feb. 11, 2023On time £2,817 £2,998
Oct. 31, 2021 Nov. 26, 2021On time £2,091 £1,907

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.