01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC011055
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 8
- Postcode
- TD6 9DJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Tweed Foundation was established with the primary aim of protecting, restoring, and enhancing the aquatic environment of the River Tweed and its tributaries. Founded in 1997, it operates across the Tweed catchment in the Scottish Borders and Northumberland, a region renowned for its rivers, biodiversity, and internationally significant wild salmon and trout populations. Its mission is rooted in the recognition that healthy freshwater ecosystems are essential not only for iconic species like Atlantic salmon but also for wider biodiversity, local communities, and sustainable recreational fisheries. At its heart, the Tweed Foundation is dedicated to safeguarding wild fish populations, primarily salmon and trout, and the habitats on which they depend. Its objectives encompass conservation, research, habitat restoration, education, and community engagement.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(A) To advance for public benefit environmental protection and improvement by conserving and enhancing all species of freshwater fish and their environments primarily but not limited to the inland and coastal waters of the Tweed District, as defined in The Scotland Act 1998 (River Tweed) Order 2006 or any enactment amending or replacing the same. (B) To advance the education of the public and any association, company, local authority, administrative or governmental agency or public body or representative body in: - (1) The understanding of aquatic ecosystems, including their fauna, flora and economic or social activity, and river catchment management. (2) The need for, and benefits of, protection, conservation, rehabilitation and improvement of aquatic environments. (C) To advance the development of such other Charitable Purposes which relate primarily to, but are not limited to, the use, conservation and management of fish and fishery resources, water, water quality, environmental conservation, education and participation in sporting or recreational activities in connection with those resources.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £374,553 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £413,884 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 8 | 30 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £392,713 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £376,470 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 8 | 29 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £357,041 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £360,899 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 8 | 29 August 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £319,497 | £154,805 | £136,369 | £3,500 | £24,823 | £0 | £272,306 | £4,669 | £267,637 | £0 | 8 | 7 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £299,746 | £184,436 | £85,994 | £374 | £23,241 | £5,701 | £316,879 | £4,279 | £312,600 | £0 | 8 | 10 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
- Drygrange Steading, Melrose, Roxburghshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://rivertweed.org.uk/tweed-foundation
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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