01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC033096
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- KW14 8TG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Dunnet Forestry Trust was set up to manage Dunnet Forest, now Dunnet Community Forest, for the local community and visitors to the area. We ensure the safety of the extensive, over 100km, system of public paths by clearing windthrown trees and maintaining the condition of these paths. In addition, the Forest is a base for numerous public activities, some provided by the Trust eg weekly volunteer sessions for maintenance and improvement work, but also provided by other local groups eg to improve mental health through contact with the outdoors. The windthrown trees extracted from the Forest are processed int various forms of wood fuel and sold at monthly public sales. The generates income for the Trust to use to pay the wages of two part time employees and the associated costs of work in the Forest.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- 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 promote the conservation, restoration and improvement, for the public benefit, of the woodlands in the geographic area of Dunnet Bay, Caithness as an important part of Scotland's natural heritage. (b) to advance the education of the public generally but particularly the education of young people concerning the local wildlife, conservation and preservation of the natural and cultural heritage of the area. (c) to provide, in the interests of social welfare, facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupations available to the public at large with a view to improving their conditions of life. (d) to provide relief for persons suffering from mental and/or physical disability, illness or impairment through the provision of recreational and other activities. (e) to promote and/or provide training in various skills, particularly such skills as will assist residents in the Dunnet Bay area in obtaining paid employment. (t) to promote, establish and operate other schemes of a charitable nature for the benefit ofthe community within the Dunnet Bay area. (g) to relieve poverty among the residents of the Dunnet Bay area. (h) to promote trade and industry for the benefit of the general public.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £57,239 | £53,922 | 2 | 19 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £53,966 | £62,577 | 2 | 24 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £37,963 | £37,883 | 2 | 28 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £32,387 | £48,144 | 2 | 31 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £77,231 | £25,179 | 2 | 31 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
- Castlehill Heritage Centre, Castletown, Thurso, Caithness
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.dunnetforest.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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