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
- 0
- Postcode
- TD3 6JY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The principal activity of the charity is to introduce children to all aspects of the countryside, giving them a balanced view of how their food is produced and how farming supports the environment. This is achieved by classroom talks by farmers and taking the children out of school and onto working farms.
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 | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2025 | £52,357 | £36,480 | 0 | 5 June 2025 |
| 28 February 2024 | £43,174 | £42,684 | 0 | 16 May 2024 |
| 28 February 2023 | £24,582 | £31,076 | 0 | 30 May 2023 |
| 28 February 2022 | £10,693 | £1,992 | 0 | 10 June 2022 |
| 28 February 2021 | £3,085 | £2,207 | 0 | 6 September 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
- 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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