THE ASSOCIATION OF GUILDS OF WEAVERS, SPINNERS AND DYERS

Charity Number: 289590
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Main activites of the Association, in support of its aims, are the running of Summer Schools, Exhibitions, other training events, the production of a quarterly Journal and the dissemination of information and resources to its affiliated Guilds.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £280,071
Total expenditure: £265,307

People

12 Trustee(s)

45 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • France
  • Ireland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
  • Serbia
  • Switzerland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 April 1984: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Janet Elizabeth Crowther Chair 01 May 2020
None on record
Jo Monk Trustee 08 June 2024
None on record
Janette Matthews Trustee 08 June 2024
BABINGTON'S CHARITY
Received: On time
Amanda Lawrence Trustee 08 June 2024
None on record
Christine Knowles Trustee 28 May 2022
None on record
Kathleen Johnston Trustee 28 May 2022
None on record
Ann Martin Trustee 19 June 2021
None on record
Lesley Fidler Trustee 19 June 2021
None on record
Andrea Easey Trustee 19 June 2021
None on record
Lorna Shannon Trustee 19 June 2021
None on record
Mary Ruth England Trustee 01 May 2020
None on record
Janet Susan Maher Trustee 01 May 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £210.05k £106.89k £214.89k £93.30k £280.07k
Total expenditure £188.95k £84.10k £179.60k £106.59k £265.31k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 23 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 23 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 29 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 29 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 24 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 24 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 14 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 14 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 28/04/1984 AS AMENDED ON 27/04/1991 AS AMENDED ON 04/04/1998 AS AMENDED ON 06/04/2002 AS AMENDED ON 16/04/2007 AS AMENDED ON 12/04/2008 AS AMENDED ON 02/04/2011 AS AMENDED ON 13/04/2013 AS AMENDED ON 22 APR 2017 as amended on 06 Apr 2019 as amended on 13 Oct 2020 as amended on 19 Jun 2021

Charitable objects

(I) THE PRESERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF CRAFTSMANSHIP IN HAND WEAVING, SPINNING AND DYEING, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; AND (II) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION IN SUCH CRAFTSMANSHIP.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Montrose
Tower Road
Ashley Heath
MARKET DRAYTON
TF9 4PU
Phone:
07751815663
Email:
secretary@wsd.org.uk
Website:

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