Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 1

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -7

UIST WOOL LIMITED

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Financial issues to consider:

Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
Spending is declining
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£158,282	£132,128	£88,653	£185,443	£92,836	£91,600
Total spending	£233,418	£192,094	£163,796	£166,306	£175,607	£150,925
Surplus/deficit	-£75,136	-£59,966	-£75,143	£19,137	-£82,771	-£59,325

Established: 13 years

www.uistwool.com

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Community services

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Western Isles

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Scottish Government - Uist Wool
£7,527	11/06/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - The Uist Wool Shed
£23,500	16/12/2013 2	Uist Wool promotes the advancement of heritage and traditional textile crafts of the Western Isles through operating a spinning mill and training / wool centre to increase activity, opportunity and ....more Uist Wool promotes the advancement of heritage and traditional textile crafts of the Western Isles through operating a spinning mill and training / wool centre to increase activity, opportunity and knowledge. The Enterprise Ready Fund will be used to con
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Uist Wool
£67,500	26/08/2013	CALANAS - Transforming Textile Traditions

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 08/07/2011, number: SC042442

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 45 days late, AR19: 110 days late,

Main office

5 Scotvein, Grimsay, North Uist, HS6 5JA

Objectives

2.1 The advancement of heritage and the traditional textile crafts of the Western Isles through establishing a spinning mill and training/visitor centre to increase activity, opportunity and knowledge within the sector. 2.2 The advancement of education through providing information and training in textile skills and practice and through outreach educational programmes for people of all ages within the wider community, to include exhibitions, workshops, traineeships, educational events and research into all aspects of traditional and contemporary uses of wool and the publication of such research results. 2.3 The advancement of community development through the educational and training opportunities set out in 2.2 above, and through increase in economic activity including provision of employment and of unique locally sourced products and materials to the crafts and agricultural sectors and the wider community. 2.4 The advancement of environmental protection through the development or improvement of new and traditional uses of natural resources particularly wool, employing sustainable, low carbon production technologies and local sourcing .

Data Sources