01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043606
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 7
- Postcode
- EH55 8LN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
WATIF is a local community development trust based in rural Clydesdale that represents the views and aspirations of local residents after extensive community consultation over 12 years. Our 6 work programmes aim to respond to the unmet needs of our area and includes develop and improve facilities, improve local services, develop community projects, improve the environment, develop social enterprises, and develop housing and derelict sites. By listening to and working with the community we aim to create local jobs, enhance health and wellbeing, increase access to essential services and improve the local environment. Since WATIF acquired their first ever premises at Loanhead Farm with the view to use it as a multiuse community enterprise, we have strived to deliver community and income generating projects to enable us to achieve our vision of a beautiful and vibrant place, with a great quality of life for all.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To advance rural regeneration and community development within the Community so that it can be a sustainable, inclusive community for all who live or work in the area. To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment. To encourage access to open spaces and enhance recreational opportunities. To advance heritage, culture, history, arts, science and education, including lifelong learning. To establish the present needs and future ambitions of the Community and to ensure the long-term wellbeing and continuity thereof. To promote, establish, operate and/or support other similar schemes and projects of a charitable nature for the benefit of the Community.”
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | £0 | £0 | 7 | Not supplied |
| 30 November 2024 | £303,739 | £366,124 | 7 | 18 August 2025 |
| 30 November 2023 | £835,578 | £302,434 | 7 | 6 August 2024 |
| 30 November 2022 | £225,272 | £279,428 | 7 | 22 August 2023 |
| 30 November 2021 | £261,910 | £183,369 | 7 | 11 July 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
- WATIF, Loanhead Farm, WEST CALDER
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.watif.scot
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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