01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC028028
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 7
- Postcode
- DD1 4QB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland is a ground-breaking environmental charity promoting sustainable public access. We develop, build and repair paths, mountain habitats and trailhead facilities that satisfy the needs of the public, landowners and communities, while conserving and protecting the country’s natural heritage.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 The Trust’s purposes are: 4.1.1 To advance environmental protection and improvement of the Area by further developing an effective outdoor access network and associated facilities for public benefit and that fits with national priorities, especially in popular but remote and/or fragile rural areas (“Path Networks for Public Benefit”). 4.1.2 To advance education by promoting skills and experience and by helping people gain skills, nationally recognised qualifications and experience so that they are better placed to take up outdoor access related employment and volunteering opportunities in the Area (“Promoting Skills and Experience”) 4.1.3 To advance education by promoting and developing education of the general public in the heritage of the Area, including but not limited to the flora and fauna and environmental and land management aspects of the Area, and also in the appropriate and sensitive use of and access to the Area (“Promoting the Area”). and 4.1.4 To advance health by promoting the public and individual health benefits of the enjoyment of outdoor access within the Area (“Promoting Good Health”).
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,318,315 | £1,109,481 | 7 | 10 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,144,094 | £796,084 | 7 | 18 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,033,885 | £1,090,427 | 7 | 21 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £664,836 | £672,867 | 7 | 21 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £954,397 | £824,144 | 7 | 2 December 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
- Unit 8 The Vision Building, 20 Greenmarket, DUNDEE
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.outdooraccesstrustforscotland.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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