OSCR Scottish charity profile

Great Wilderness Challenge

ActiveCharity number SC046928
Registered26 October 2016
Main locationHighland
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC046928
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland
Volunteers
51-100 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
IV22 2NQ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Organise an annual charity fundrasing event (walking/running over hills) to raise funds for local healthcare charities - mainly local Hospice

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of health
  • the saving of lives
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of public participation in sport
  • 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 promotion of equality and diversity
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

2. The charitable purposes for which the Company is established are for the purposes of benefitting the community primarily in the North of Scotland, but also in other parts of Scotland, through: 2.1 The advancement of health (including the prevention or relief of sickness, disease or human suffering). 2.2 The saving of lives. 2.3 The advancement of citizenship or community development (including rural or urban regeneration and the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities). 2.4 The advancement of public participation in sport (and 'sport' means sport which involves physical skill and exertion). 2.5 The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the condition of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended, and only in relation to recreational facilities or activities which are (i) primarily intended for persons who have need of them by reason of their age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, or (ii) available to members of the public at large or to male or female members of the public at large. 2.6 The promotion of equality and diversity. and 2.7 The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage (including relief given by the provision of accommodation or care).

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
28 February 2026£0£00Not supplied
28 February 2025£180,191£181,27803 November 2025
28 February 2024£174,753£171,71609 October 2024
28 February 2023£131,662£131,069020 October 2023
28 February 2022£139,569£144,514011 October 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
Fisherfield, Gruinard, Laide, Achnasheen, Ross-shire
Website supplied to OSCR
www.greatwildernesschallenge.info
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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