01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC034241
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- TD3 6JY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Scottish Borders Countryside Initiative (RHET Borders) continues to deliver high-quality, curriculum-linked educational experiences that connect children and young people with food, farming and the countryside. We work in partnership with schools, farmers, estates and a wide range of rural organisations to provide both on-farm and in-school learning opportunities. These experiences are designed to bring learning to life, enabling pupils to see, smell and engage directly with the working countryside, while supporting teachers to deliver key aspects of the Curriculum for Excellence.
Charitable purposes
- 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
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Company is established for charitable objects and purposes only and, in particular, 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-tam 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 ScotIand 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 RHET Scottish Borders Countryside Initiative area (hereinafter referred to as the 'RHET SBCI area'), being the present local authority areas of Scottish Borders.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2026 | £40,731 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £43,247 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 1 November 2026 |
| 28 February 2025 | £52,357 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £36,480 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 5 June 2025 |
| 28 February 2024 | £43,174 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £42,684 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 16 May 2024 |
| 28 February 2023 | £24,582 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £31,076 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 30 May 2023 |
| 28 February 2022 | £10,693 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,992 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 10 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
- East Gordon Farm, East Gordon, Berwickshire, Berwickshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Royal Highland Educational Trust · SC007492
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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