01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC053582
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- DG97SB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Wigtownshire Wellbeing and Cancer (WWAC) is a volunteer-led group which was set by a group of local people who had experienced a cancer journey. People affected by cancer across Wigtownshire are forced to make many journeys to and from Dumfries, Edinburgh and Glasgow to access treatment. Our work is focused around supporting the wellbeing of people affected by cancer and their families and carers: - reducing isolation - helping alleviate the significant stress (and cost) of a cancer journey - signposting to useful, practical information - supporting self-management before, during and after cancer treatment. WWAC secured funding to recruit a part time Volunteer Co-ordinator and an Administrator. This has allowed us to: - Develop our communications and marketing - Recruit more volunteers - Improve our support for volunteers - Improve our governance and infrastructure - Develop a vision, mission and plan - Apply for additional funds - Build partnerships in the community
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
1 The organisation’s purposes are: The relief of those in need in the Wigtownshire area and in furtherance of this: Wigtownshire Wellbeing and Cancer is the next step in moving forward with life after a personal journey through cancer. Its aim is to implement a socially sensitive self-help support service to support confidence building, resilience and courage, to help overcome the many challenges that cancer can bring.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 2 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £100,375 | £35,889 | 2 | 31 October 2025 |
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
- 9 Hanover Street, Stanraer
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.wigtownshirewellbeingandcancer.co.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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