01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC045512
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- IV22 2LR
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Wester Loch Ewe Trust owns and manages a property on behalf of the local community and the public in general. On behalf of the local community, it has successfully carried out Phase 1 of what may be a multi-phase renovation project to bring the building up to standard and to provide a living-space for key workers coming to the area, to allow them time to familiarise themselves and find a more permanent dwelling. It runs various activities for the community, eg a regular weekly 'drop-in' to combat loneliness and isolation in the very remote and scattered rural area in which it operates. a weekly round-the-year tearoom and second-hand fundraising shop where people ‘pay what they can afford’. It provides a warm space for others to rent for activities eg Art. It mounts exhibitions about the repurposed school in which it operates. WLET is also hoping to buy land in Poolewe to provide much-needed affordable housing, an emergency helipad, and community woodland among other amenities.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 To manage community land and associated assets for the benefit of the Community and the public in general. 4.2 To advance community development, including rural regeneration within the Community. 4.3 To advance education for all ages in the Community, and the public at large, with the object of improving the conditions of life of the Community. 4.4 To provide, or assist in providing, facilities and/or activities for those in need in the Community by reason of age, isolation, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 4.5 To provide, or assist in providing, facilities and/or activities, for recreation and for the advancement of the arts, culture, history and heritage to be available to members of the Community and the public at large, with the object of improving the conditions of life of the Community. 4.6 To advance conservation and preservation of the natural environment, and of buildings and sites of architectural, historic, cultural or other importance to the Community.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £32,601 | £47,770 | 1 | 17 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £19,670 | £33,242 | 1 | 17 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £73,830 | £29,192 | 1 | 3 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £493,267 | £124,842 | 1 | 15 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £101,453 | £28,555 | 1 | 9 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
- 9 Coast, Inverasdale, Poolewe, By Achnasheen, Ross-shire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.westerlochewe.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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