01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC054822
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- Not supplied
- Postcode
- DG8 9DU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The organisation’s purposes are to advance the understanding of Wigtown’s heritage through the story of the Wigtown Martyrs. The organisation’s purposes are: (a) to preserve the site of the “Martyrs’ Stake” which marks the place where Margaret Wilson and Margaret McLachlan were drowned for their faith. (b) to promote safe access to the site. (c) to promote an understanding of the site as it would have been in 1685. (d) to take such other steps and actions as the trustees consider appropriate to protect and promote the memory of the Wigtown Martyrs.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not supplied | Not supplied | Not supplied | — | Not 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
- Orchardton House, Acre Place, Wigtown, Newton Stewart
- Website supplied to OSCR
- none
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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