OSCR Scottish charity profile

Wayfarer Trust

ActiveCharity number SC027212
Registered3 November 1997
Main locationHighland
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
SC027212
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH41 3PJ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

To offer hospitality and encouragement in person at Freswick Castle and to educate, encourage and inspire people in the world of arts and media, with a special emphasis on spiritual development and artistic excellence via videos and newsletters.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Beneficiaries

  • Other defined groups
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

1. The advancement of the Christian religion 2. The relief of poverty and suffering in society 3. The advancement of education 4. Promoting the conservation, protection and restoration for the public benefit of the area around Freswick Castle, Caithness being an area of particular historical and environmental significance and co-operating with associations, societies or other bodies established for similar charitable purposes

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
5 April 2025£103,924£82,400017 December 2025
5 April 2024£73,918£80,74506 October 2024
5 April 2023£52,333£62,090031 October 2023
5 April 2022£57,013£58,348026 November 2022
5 April 2021£29,617£56,04603 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
35 Dunbar Road, Haddington
Website supplied to OSCR
www.wayfarertrust.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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