01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC033642
- 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
- EH34 5HE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The primary objective of RHET Lothian is to educate school children in the local area about where their food comes from, how it is produced, increase their awareness of rural life and the environment to promote awareness of wildlife, forestry, agriculture, the countryside and rural industries. Principal activities undertaken to achieve our objectives are: - - co-ordination of farm visits to allow school children, and other youth organisations to experience the Scottish countryside first hand - co-ordination of classroom speakers to give talks about farming and food production allowing school children the opportunity to engage with people who live and work in the countryside. The Trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by OSCR in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To advance public education by (i) the promotion and encouragement of the dissemination of information concerning Scottish wildlife, agriculture, forestry, rural industries and the countryside (ii) increasing the general public's awareness of their symbiosis with the biological diversity, rural environment, countryside life and economy of Scotland (iii) improving the general public's understanding of the policies and actions necessary to sustain long-term food and timber production, and provision for wildlife and its habitats and (iv) by carrying out and developing at a local level the activities of the charitable body with which the Company is and shall (subject as aftermentioned) remain affiliated, namely, The Royal Highland Education Trust (a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in Scotland with registered number 123813, and being Scottish charity number SC007492, hereinafter referred to as ('RHET'). the operations of the Company to be confined to the designated geographical area known generally as Lothians Countryside Initiative area (hereinafter referred to as the ('LCI area'), being the present local authority areas of West, Mid and East Lothian and City of Edinburgh.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £33,950 | £10,516 | 0 | 8 June 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £4,270 | £1,873 | 0 | 5 February 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £2,311 | £1,217 | 0 | 18 March 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £1,154 | £1,223 | 0 | 13 March 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £2,634 | £403 | 0 | 31 January 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
- 39 The Green, Pencaitland, Tranent
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Royal Highland Education Trust · SC007492
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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