OSCR Scottish charity profile

W.A.V.E. (Wigtownshire Active Volunteering for Everyone)

Known as WAVE

ActiveCharity number SC055716
Registered23 September 2026
Main locationDumfries And Galloway
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 4 November 2026
OSCR charity number
SC055716
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
Not supplied
Staff
Not supplied
Postcode
DG9 7HJ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
  • any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

Beneficiaries

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

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

3.1.1 To encourage active citizenship by linking volunteers with community projects in need of support. 3.1.2 To advance community development by engaging with individuals and groups in the community to identify their needs and increase social inclusion. 3.1.3 The relief of those in need, in particular vulnerable persons suffering from mental or physical disability, illness or impairment or old age. 3.1.4 The relief of unemployment by providing support and training to improve life skills and increase employability.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

1 periods
Year endTotal incomeDonationsCharitable activities incomeTrading incomeInvestment incomeOther incomeTotal expenditureRaising fundsCharitable activities spendingOther spendingStaffReturn received
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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
WAVE, Unit 7, Thistle Business Park, Station Street, Stranraer
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied
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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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