01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC024426
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- IV27 4SX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provide data and advice to conserve fish in the area
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the advancement of animal welfare
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(One) promoting and undertaking research into and study of the monitoring, management, preservation and enhancement of the fisheries resources in the North West of Scotland and in particular within the area of the Boards and that for the benefit of all persons interested in fisheries resources. (Two) advancing the education of all persons interested in fisheries resources by raising their awareness and understanding of the importance of fisheries resources and their conservation. and (Three) such other purposes as are recognised by law to be exclusively charitable within the meaning of section 505 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 or any Act amending or replacing the same, and which relate to fisheries conservation fishery management, water, water quality and environmental conservation, as the Trustees may from time to time in their sole discretion select and that without prejudice to the foregoing generality and without in any way fettering their said discretion.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £109,890 | £124,103 | 2 | 12 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £116,503 | £116,763 | 2 | 29 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £119,010 | £91,101 | 2 | 14 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £105,600 | £77,098 | 2 | 21 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £56,340 | £84,382 | 2 | 30 November 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
- Gardeners Cottage, Scourie, By Lairg, Sutherland
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.wsft.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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