OSCR Scottish charity profile

Roy Watherston Memorial Trust

ActiveCharity number SC007609
Registered6 October 1972
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC007609
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH28 8NE

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Grant giving for young people travelling with agricultural links

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals

Constitutional objectives

1. The awarding of educational travel scholarships to members of the rural community in Scotland of both sexes under the age of Thirty years (but with absolute discretion to the Trustees to award scholarships to candidates of Thirty years of age and over if and when it may seem to them appropriate to do so), provided always that those to whom scholarships are awarded shall have either practical or academic qualifications in agriculture or both, preference being given to candidates having a sound practical basis of experience in agriculture which can be beneficialy extended by travel to the end that on return they will be able to use the experience gained in travel in a practical way. 2. Such other charitable purposes and such charitable foundations associated or connected with agriculture in Scotland as the trustees shall, in their absolute discretion, determine.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 November 2025£0£00Not supplied
30 November 2024£2,973£3,329010 December 2025
30 November 2023£4,081£9,818027 August 2024
30 November 2022£3,791£6,13703 August 2023
30 November 2021£3,330£3,265031 August 2022

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
Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs, Young Farmers Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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