--- title: "Watt Memorial Trust — charity SC016856 | CharityCompare" description: "Watt Memorial Trust (charity SC016856): income £6,902 (2025). Check registration, activities, accounts and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/watt-memorial-trust retrieved: 2026-10-06T19:58:32.464Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. SC016856Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment) WM # Watt Memorial Trust Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data Watt Memorial Trust is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the advancement of education. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC016856) Work at Watt Memorial Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=watt-memorial-trust&type=claim&name=Watt%20Memorial%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Watt Memorial Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-04-05 £6,902 Reported spending · year ending 2025-04-05 £7,799 Registered charity number SC016856 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment) Register contact address detail (not service area) City of Edinburgh Quick answer Watt Memorial Trust (number SC016856) is listed as registered in the OSCR snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Watt Memorial Trust do? The purpose of the Trust is to give financial help to past and present members of both the Edinburgh Academy and Fettes College, to enable them to advance their education or professional training beyond the point at which public funds or university scholarships are available, or when private or family sources alone are not quite adequate for the purpose. The Watt Trust has supported a number of projects over the years and welcomes applications for any kind of financial need applicants may experience as they complete their education or training. The projects may be pioneering or mainstream, bu… Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Watt Memorial Trust Answers Watt Memorial Trust gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 5 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 27 July 1983 Where it says it operates City of Edinburgh ## What causes is Watt Memorial Trust registered for? the advancement of education ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Watt Memorial Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Watt Memorial Trust. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. 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Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Watt Memorial Trust do? The purpose of the Trust is to give financial help to past and present members of both the Edinburgh Academy and Fettes College, to enable them to advance their education or professional training beyond the point at which public funds or university scholarships are available, or when private or family sources alone are not quite adequate for the purpose. The Watt Trust has supported a number of projects over the years and welcomes applications for any kind of financial need applicants may experience as they complete their education or training. The projects may be pioneering or mainstream, bu… Does Watt Memorial Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Watt Memorial Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Watt Memorial Trust? Watt Memorial Trust does not list a website in its register entry. Its official OSCR entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. When was Watt Memorial Trust registered as a charity? Watt Memorial Trust was entered on the register on 27 July 1983. Source: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC016856).