OSCR Scottish charity profile

West Highland Way Trust

Known as WHWT

ActiveCharity number SC053704
Registered15 October 2024
Main locationWest Dunbartonshire
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC053704
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland
Volunteers
Not supplied
Staff
Not supplied
Postcode
G83 8EG

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • 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 advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Beneficiaries

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

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

4. The organisation’s purposes are: a) To support the provision of recreational facilities associated with the West Highland Way long-distance route (“WHW”) including its development, promotion and maintenance, with the object of providing opportunities for healthful enjoyment, active recreation and engagement with nature, thus improving the conditions of life of members of the public who use the route and for local communities associated with it. b) The advancement of environmental protection and improvement with regard to the landscape, habitat and wildlife along the WHW and the promotion of public engagement in, and a wider appreciation of, the natural beauty and ecology of the WHW and its environs. c) The advancement of rural/semi-rural regeneration along the route of the WHW and its environs. d) The advancement of the heritage of the WHW, including the natural, cultural and social history associated with the route.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

1 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2026£0£0Not supplied

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
Carrochan, Carrochan Road, Balloch
Website supplied to OSCR
https://www.westhighlandwaytrust.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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