01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC011097
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- PA1 3LU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity was formed to foster good environmental practices and nurture proper conservation
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
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- the advancement of animal welfare
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the group are, by charitable means only:- (a) to set up a system of nature reserves throughout Scotland, for the purpose of protecting Scottish wildlife and to encourage a greater interest from the public in this wildlife. (b) to plant indigenous trees on these reserves and so restore the land to some semblance of what it was in previous times. (c) to set up small education centres on these reserves so that members can take parties for study and recreation. (d) to offer facilities to other groups with similar interests. (e) to produce material for distribution to the public showing our work and the concern we have for the Scottish countryside. (f) to run educational trips for members and non-members to bring them into closer contact with the countryside. (g) to run film shows and other events that will inform the public of our work and the conservation movement in general.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £114,741 | £1,100 | 0 | 8 December 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £5 | £0 | 0 | 16 December 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £20 | £1,590 | 0 | 13 May 2024 |
| 5 April 2022 | £5 | £1,000 | 0 | 18 January 2023 |
| 5 April 2021 | £10 | £0 | 0 | 26 October 2021 |
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
- 140 Glasgow road, Glasgow, Paisley
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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