OSCR Scottish charity profile

W E C Watkinson Trust

ActiveCharity number SC028902
Registered16 March 1999
Main locationHighland
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 4 November 2026
OSCR charity number
SC028902
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
FK10 1NN

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

With encouragement and guidance from the trustees in the restoration and upkeep of historical railway assets, volunteers, participants, and young railway apprentices develop and enhance their knowledge and practical skills. That we not only do we preserve the assets, but the techniques and practices involved in this are carried on a generation. So not only do the assets survive but the process of survival is understood and passed on.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

To advance the education of the public about railways in the Highlands of Scotland including their formation, use, history, equipment, rolling stock, etc. and any other relevant matters pertaining to such railways.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endTotal incomeDonationsCharitable activities incomeTrading incomeInvestment incomeOther incomeTotal expenditureRaising fundsCharitable activities spendingOther spendingStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£47,310£0£0£0£0£0£77£0£0£0023 September 2026
31 December 2024£6,910£0£0£0£0£0£2,617£0£0£0015 September 2025
31 December 2023£321£0£0£0£0£0£2,617£0£0£0030 August 2024
31 December 2022£1,091£0£0£0£0£0£1,537£0£0£0019 September 2023
31 December 2021£4,147£0£0£0£0£0£14£0£0£009 June 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
18 Mitchell Crescent, Alloa, Clackmannanshire
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied
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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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