OSCR Scottish charity profile

Wigtown Riding of the Marches

ActiveCharity number SC046262
Registered15 January 2016
Main locationDumfries And Galloway
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC046262
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
DG8 7EN

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Celebrate the tradition of the riding of the Marches in Wigtown by putting on an annual ride out

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

To recognise, preserve and celebrate the tradition of Riding the Marches in the Royal Burgh of Wigtown, and to educate each generation about the history and tradition associated with the event.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 September 2025£1,000£0019 August 2026
30 September 2024£1,250£98609 June 2025
30 September 2023£1,025£1,788021 December 2023
30 September 2022£130£1,05002 November 2022
30 September 2021£0£488022 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
Barholm Mains, Creetown, Newton Stewart
Website supplied to OSCR
www.facebook.com/wigtownridingofthemarches
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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