01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC005848
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 30
- Postcode
- PH1 5HR
OSCR note: The charity has amended its legal name from The Black Watch Museum (10/1948 - 02/2022) to The Black Watch Regimental Trust Limited. The charity has amended its objectives and purposes.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Black Watch Regimental Trust will support the membership of The Black Watch through the provision of welfare and comradeship. It will preserve the history and heritage of the Regiment through the maintenance and improvement of its memorials, particularly its principal memorial, Balhousie Castle, together with its Museum and Archive. It will promote the history of the Regiment and its values to the widest possible audience.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
a) To support the beneficiaries by providing financial assistance on such terms as the Directors consider reasonable, to those who are in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. b) To support the beneficiaries through comradeship to support their wellbeing and mental health. c) To uphold the memory of the Regiment and its deeds, including the building and the restoring of Black Watch memorials, where this is not carried out by local authorities. Memorials may include important headstones. d) To support the beneficiaries through the promotion of their health, education, sport or cultural opportunities. e) To apply funds for the improvement, efficiency, benefit or welfare of The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland or its successor Battalions. f) The promotion by all charitable means of the qualities of courage, discipline, endurance, integrity, loyalty, respect for others, selfless commitment and a team spirit to improve the condition of young people in particular and society in general. g) To encourage the advancement of heritage and culture by informing the general public about the history and activities of The Black Watch and of the British armed services in general
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,184,377 | £1,285,424 | 30 | 23 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,120,625 | £1,198,969 | 30 | 18 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,069,669 | £1,137,138 | 30 | 20 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £4,651,535 | £923,424 | 30 | 27 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £742,333 | £644,166 | 30 | 23 December 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- The Black Watch Museum, Balhousie Castle, Hay Street, Perth
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.theblackwatch.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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