OSCR Scottish charity profile

Remembering the Accused Witches of Scotland

Known as RAWS

ActiveCharity number SC051010
Registered28 May 2021
Main locationFalkirk
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC051010
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
KY10 3RU

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Set up to inform and educate the public on the atrocities carried out in Scotland during the Witch Trials of the 16th, 17th 18th centuries. We also wish to erect a National Memorial and research centre to further this aim.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • the promotion of equality and diversity

Beneficiaries

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

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

PURPOSES 4 The RAWS purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of arts, heritage, culture and science. 4.2 The promotion of equality and diversity. In furtherance of the stated purposes RAWS will 4.3 Raise awareness of ancient heritage and cultures and educate communities, including but not exclusively, of those wrongly accused witches of Scotland by carrying out research and hosting information workshops, seminars, conferences and talks to highlight the perils of stigmatisation.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2026£0£00Not supplied
31 March 2025£3,700£4,166024 November 2025
31 March 2024£3,438£2,169024 November 2024
31 March 2023£2,215£2,143031 October 2023
31 March 2022£1,679£531013 December 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
3 Backdykes, Crail, Anstruther, Fife
Website supplied to OSCR
www.raws.scot
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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