Lamhan
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC053612
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- Sept. 2, 2024
- Legal form
- Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Address
- Address
- 6 Castlehill
Doune
FK16 6BU
Contact
- Website
lamhan.scot
Activities
'It carries out activities or services itself'
'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'
Làmhan is a Scottish charity dedicated to preserving and teaching traditional textile and dressmaking skills while promoting inclusion, sustainability, and cultural heritage. It provides accessible, high-quality sewing and textile education to individuals of all backgrounds, especially those facing social or economic barriers. Through hands-on workshops, training, apprenticeships, and outreach, we empower people to learn skills such as sewing, tailoring, weaving, and kilt-making. These are taught not only as creative practices but also as tools for well-being, confidence, and employability. Committed to environmental responsibility, the charity integrates reuse, repair, and sustainable materials into all aspects of its work. By engaging communities and young people alike, we ensure that Scotland’s textile traditions are preserved and passed on, while making a positive social and environmental impact.
Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'
Objectives: The Company is set up a social enterprise with the following Objects, to: 5.1 advance the education, by providing a wide range of learning opportunities which will improve employability and confidence through the development of skills, providing pathways to qualifications and by offering access to training, volunteering and employment activities. In particular, 5.1.1 empower people by teaching them to sew, make & repair their own clothes through workshops, patterns, books and sewing kits. 5.1.1 to offer Fashion and Textiles Heritage apprenticeship training to young people who traditionally face barriers. 5.2 advance arts and culture through the promotion, revival and presentation of traditional tailoring, kiltmaking & dressmaking and the provision of creative opportunities to ensure that these skills do not continue to decline and are not lost to history. 5.3 advance environmental protection or improvement by the promotion of environmental sustainability, through repair, reuse, reclamation, recycling and use of surplus and leftover materials to minimise waste to produce fashion or historical clothing. Particularly, to address & make people think about textile waste by using dead stock & leftover fabrics from (mainly) Scottish fabric suppliers.
Geography
- Main operating location
- Stirling
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | £0 | £0 |
| March 31, 2025 | £3,300 | £7,265 |