--- title: "William Mackenzie Trust — charity SC001598 | CharityCompare" description: "William Mackenzie Trust (charity SC001598): income £39,168 (2025). Check registration, activities, accounts and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/william-mackenzie-trust retrieved: 2026-10-07T14:29:04.759Z 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. SC001598Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment) WM # William Mackenzie Trust Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data William Mackenzie Trust is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC001598) Work at William Mackenzie Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=william-mackenzie-trust&type=claim&name=William%20Mackenzie%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about William Mackenzie Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-04-05 £39,168 Reported spending · year ending 2025-04-05 £51,130 Registered charity number SC001598 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) Western Isles Quick answer William Mackenzie Trust (number SC001598) 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 William Mackenzie Trust do? The principal objects of the Trust are to assist aged and infirm persons residing within the former Burgh of Stornoway to enable them to continue to reside in their own homes and avoid the necessity for their removal to a public or other institution, such assistance to be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any welfare service which is offered out of public funds. Funds not utilised by the needs of the primary beneficiaries are offered to the Vestry of St Peter's Episcopal Church, Stornoway, as secondary beneficiaries. On 28 July 2015 a supplemental Deed has varied the boundary to… Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for William Mackenzie Trust Answers William Mackenzie 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 8 September 1962 Where it says it operates Western Isles ## What causes is William Mackenzie Trust registered for? the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage ## Why is there no Clarity Score for William Mackenzie Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score William Mackenzie 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 William Mackenzie Trust do? The principal objects of the Trust are to assist aged and infirm persons residing within the former Burgh of Stornoway to enable them to continue to reside in their own homes and avoid the necessity for their removal to a public or other institution, such assistance to be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any welfare service which is offered out of public funds. Funds not utilised by the needs of the primary beneficiaries are offered to the Vestry of St Peter's Episcopal Church, Stornoway, as secondary beneficiaries. On 28 July 2015 a supplemental Deed has varied the boundary to… Does William Mackenzie Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for William Mackenzie 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 William Mackenzie Trust? William Mackenzie Trust does not list a website in its register entry. Its official OSCR entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. When was William Mackenzie Trust registered as a charity? William Mackenzie Trust was entered on the register on 8 September 1962. 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=SC001598).