01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050890
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH11 1LX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The organisation’s purposes are to provide school pupils with opportunities to develop a range of life and decision making skills through participation in a range of Malawi focused projects. Secondly to undertake fund-raising in support of charitable activities in Malawi focused on education, health and well-being, sports and culture and the environment and finally to contribute to the wider social, government and policy links between Scotland and Malawi by encouraging participation in Malawi focused networks/activities and linking with other similarly focused organisations
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The overall purpose of the Watson's Malawi Partnership is to relieve and prevent poverty amongst young people in Malawi and their communities. In order to do so the charity focuses on 4 distinct areas, which include work in both Scotland and Malawi, leading to the: 4.1 The advancement of education for young people and teachers in relation to the global issues identified in the Sustainable Development Goals 4.2 The advancement of health and wellbeing for all 4.3 The advancement of public participation in sport 4.4 The advancement of environmental protection and improvement in relation to our activities 4.5 The alleviation of poverty or hardship in extreme circumstances
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2026 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 July 2025 | £49,541 | £31,215 | 0 | 30 March 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £57,228 | £44,106 | 0 | 30 April 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £34,353 | £24,137 | 0 | 17 April 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £13,724 | £9,344 | 0 | 27 April 2023 |
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
- George Watson's College, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://sites.google.com/view/watsonsmalawipartnership/home
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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