01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC024193
- Status
- Not Submitted
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 206
- Postcode
- PH33 6FF
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
1.1 To advance education, and primarily the further and higher education of people within the West Highlands of Scotland (“the Operating Area”), including the provision of training in skills of all kinds (particularly such skills as will assist the participants in obtaining paid employment). 1.2 To prevent and relieve poverty, and, in particular, among residents of the Operating Area. 1.3 To relieve unemployment particularly among residents of the Operating Area for the public benefit in such ways as may be thought fit, including assistance to find employment. 1.4 To advance citizenship and community development (including through the promotion of trade and commerce) and, in particular, among residents of the Operating Area. 1.5 To advance the arts, heritage and culture. and 1.6 To promote, establish, operate and/or support other similar schemes and projects which further charitable purposes. 1.7 To act as an Academic Partner with UHI as the Regional Strategic Body.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2024 | £0 | £0 | 206 | Not supplied |
| 31 July 2023 | £7,820,039 | £8,028,471 | 206 | 18 April 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £7,572,531 | £7,082,780 | 206 | 7 June 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £6,476,052 | £6,285,498 | 206 | 2 March 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
- Carmichael Way, Fort William, Inverness-shire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.whc.uhi.ac.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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