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West Highland Way Trust

SC053704Registered charity from 15 October 2024
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Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By WHWT
Address Carrochan
Carrochan Road
Balloch
Postcode G83 8EG
Website https://www.westhighlandwaytrust.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
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.
Operations:
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 15 Oct 2024
Main Operating Location: West Dunbartonshire
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"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations", "It carries out activities or services itself"
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Lynn Hamilton
Sarah Heward
Carol Matthews
Graham McQueen
Bridget Jones
Jillian Schofield
Stuart Mearns
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