# Christine Witcutt Memorial Fund

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC033297
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** June 17, 2002
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC033297


## Contact

- **Address:** 29 Starbank Road
- **Postcode:** EH5 3BY
- **Website:** www.christinewitcuttfund.org



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of education','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

**What the charity does:** In 1993, Christine Witcutt was killed by a sniper while delivering aid to Sarajevo as part of an Edinburgh Direct Aid convoy. Christine was a teacher: the purpose of the Fund is to commemorate her by making education possible for some deprived of it, primarily in Sarajevo. Our main focus is enabling children with severe special needs in Sarajevo to benefit from educational services.  This is effected by our funding a group, the Christine Witcutt Outreach Home Visiting Service, comprised of part time staff at the Vladimir Nazor Centre. This service provides vital developmental support and advice and therapy services to about 20 children with special needs and their families in their own homes. These children are not included in school for a variety of reasons: lack of suitable transport, very fragile health, complex domestic situations etc., but also because the national and local education systems do not as yet make provision for them.

**Objectives:** The Trustees shall hold the Trust Fund at their sole discretion to make grants, loans or payments out of the income or capital of the Trust Fund to relieve the needs of the children of Sarajevo and thereby create a memorial to the late Christine Witcutt





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** Overseas only



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £35717 | £29212 |  -  | 0 | [PDF](/sc/SC033297/files/2025-06-30-accounts.pdf) (381.9 KB) |
| June 30, 2024 | £36289 | £28800 |  -  |  -  |  |
| June 30, 2023 | £32228 | £37283 |  -  |  -  |  |
| June 30, 2022 | £1245 | £33117 |  -  |  -  |  |
| June 30, 2021 | £8515 | £19229 |  -  |  -  |  |