01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC025717
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- DG1 3NE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our purpose is to rescue injured or orphaned wildlife and rehabilitate them back into the wild. In addition, our manager and volunteers give educational talks to groups of all ages and schools on our work and the environment. We hope to improve public awareness of our native wildlife and their environmental needs. The Hospital is set in the grounds of a land-based college, now part of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC). They offer a range of animal care and wildlife courses and the students gain experience from spending time in our facility during their courses. SRUC let us have the land rent free for this service.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the advancement of animal welfare
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To relieve and treat suffering among wild creatures who are in need of care and establish, equip and maintain a Wildlife Hospital for the reception, care and treatment of wild creatures in need of attention and further to provide for the provision, repair, renewal and upgrading of all property and equipment required for such objects. To advance education for the public benefit concerning the care, treatment, etc of sick, injured wildlife and in particular the advancement of education of persons seeking training in wildlife animal husbandry, nursing and veterinary science, medicine or surgery. To form, establish and support and to aid in the formation, establishment and support of any other charitable Companies, Institutions, Associations.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £50,143 | £53,048 | 2 | 23 April 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £43,941 | £38,534 | 2 | 5 May 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £41,159 | £45,094 | 2 | 4 May 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £38,444 | £36,634 | 2 | 13 April 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £29,486 | £36,556 | 2 | 27 April 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
- South of Scotland Wildlife Hospital, Barony College, Parkgate, Dumfries
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.soswh.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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