01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC007492
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- over 250 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- EH28 8NB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
RHET's principal activity is the promotion of the working countryside, food and farming to young people aged from 3 to 18 years of age. RHET aims to create the opportunity for every child in Scotland to learn about the countryside and to ensure a wider understanding of the environmental, economic and social realities of the Scottish countryside. It does this by: • Providing the opportunity for schoolchildren to visit a working farm or the countryside, providing reliable and balanced information on food production, farming and rural issues. • Supplying resource materials which will assist teachers and pupils in their studies linking to Curriculum for Excellence and key areas including food, life cycles, sustainability and STEM. • Promoting a better understanding of land use, social and environmental changes taking place in Scotland. RHET also helps develop a network of local groups based in thirteen regions across Scotland to deliver the aims of RHET on a local basis.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
3.1 To carry out the activities previously carried out by the Scottish Association of Agriculture. 3.2 To provide a source of independent information about Scottish agriculture, forestry and other rural industries, aimed to help the public gain a better understanding of the role played by these industries in the Scottish economy, environment and way of life, by: taking advantage of the opportunities afforded by the education system to provide resource materials and other activities which will assist teachers and pupils in their studies of the Scottish countryside and its environment, to help them make informed decisions about rural issues. promoting a better understanding of the changes taking place in rural Scotland and its environment by all means thought appropriate by the Board of Directors.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | £551,885 | £530,914 | 4 | 11 August 2026 |
| 30 November 2024 | £605,408 | £528,576 | 4 | 21 August 2025 |
| 30 November 2023 | £502,019 | £442,973 | 4 | 22 August 2024 |
| 30 November 2022 | £353,783 | £358,051 | 4 | 21 August 2023 |
| 30 November 2021 | £235,334 | £257,930 | 4 | 19 August 2022 |
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
- Royal Highland Centre
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.rhet.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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