01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC015460
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 8
- Postcode
- EH7 4AN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
ScotWays works to uphold public access in Scotland. It combines 3 main roles: expert authority and adviser on the law of access. custodian and manager of the national resource of information about access routes and rights (CROW), and practical guardian and advocate of public outdoor access, in town and country, across Scotland. We respond to public enquiries both directly and via the Ask Ken knowledgebase on our website and provide a paid service to solicitors and developers to advise them of public rights of way and other access issues affecting land they are dealing with. We contribute to access groupings, including the Scottish Outdoor Access Network (SOAN), the Scottish Outdoor Recreation Alliance (SORA) and the National Access Forum (NAF), and promote public access through books and leaflets and install and maintain route signage. We issue two newsletters every year for our members and have active engagement with followers on social media and a regular e-newsletter, Stravaig.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The preservation, defence, restoration and acquisition, for the public benefit, of public rights of access in Scotland including public rights of way, and related amenity.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £372,939 | £262,627 | 8 | 29 September 2025 |
| 30 June 2024 | £198,896 | £271,010 | 8 | 6 January 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £205,504 | £225,704 | 8 | 4 October 2023 |
| 30 June 2022 | £213,291 | £214,706 | 8 | 16 September 2022 |
| 30 June 2021 | £179,700 | £205,383 | 8 | 24 September 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
- 24 Annandale Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.scotways.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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