OSCR Scottish charity profile

Childrens Wilderness Sanctuary

ActiveCharity number SC023382
Registered3 February 1995
Main locationDumfries And Galloway
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC023382
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
DG11 2LP

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity aims for the education of children and young people through nature and local, national and international ecological and environmental issues. We mainly do this through the land in the Upper Dryffe valley. We have developed activities to be held in nature. Tree recognition through games and collecting leaves, environmental art [ making art with natural materials] pond dips, orientation, survival [keeping warm and dry outdoors] story telling, den making, outdoor cooking, keeping outdoor areas tidy, care for the environment. Simple boat making and racing them in the river. Simple sport activities outdoors. The children and adults love these activities. It gives them a better understanding of themselves and what they can achieve. They learn to work together without putting pressure on that aspect. They look healthier by being outside, away of their phones an t.v. They learn to problem solve in nature. This being a skill that they will take with them into their normal life

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The Trustees shall hold the Trust Funds aftermentioned for the benefit of the public for charitable purposes only within the meaning assigned thereto by the law for the time being in force and, specifically, the advancement of education of children and young persons, in particular children and young persons coming from families with a background of social and/or economic deprivation, in nature studies and other subjects appertaining to local, national and international ecological and environmental issues.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£1,174£4,2310Not supplied
31 December 2024£101,696£893026 May 2025
31 December 2023£537£466014 May 2024
31 December 2022£606£94601 May 2023
31 December 2021£602£1,438030 June 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
Finniegill, Boreland, Lockerbie
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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