01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046663
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G12 0YN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
West of Scotland Anaesthetic Teaching (WOSAT) is a charity dedicated to improving anaesthetic education across the West of Scotland. We deliver high-quality teaching, workshops, and educational resources that support safe, effective clinical practice for trainees, nurses and consultants. We also offer bursaries to medical students, anaesthetic trainees, and those undertaking postgraduate study, helping to widen access to education and support professional development. In addition, we support healthcare in developing countries by providing anaesthetic equipment to hospitals and clinicians who need it most, helping to strengthen safe anaesthesia services worldwide.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
- 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
4.1 The advancement, promotion and delivery of medical education and training including (without prejudice to the foregoing generality) education and training in the field of anaesthesia. 4.2 The advancement, promotion and delivery of medical research including (without prejudice to the foregoing generality) research in the field of anaesthesia. and 4.3 The granting of scholarships, awards and prizes for the advancement of the purposes set out in paragraph 4.1 and 4.2.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £22,321 | £19,445 | 0 | 21 November 2025 |
| 30 June 2024 | £46,078 | £35,184 | 0 | 17 March 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £23,351 | £25,335 | 0 | 5 March 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £25,419 | £20,107 | 0 | 17 March 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | £13,772 | £5,503 | 0 | 7 February 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
- West of Scotland Anaesthetic Teaching (WOSAT), Main Theatres, Department of Anaesthesia, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.wosat.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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