01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC034814
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- DG1 1LN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The RHET Dumfries and Galloway Countryside Initiative aims to provide schools in Dumfries and Galloway with the provision of farm visits, classroom speakers and resources in school. The charity aims to advance public education by: 1. The promotion and encouragement of the dissemination of information concerning Scottish wildlife, agriculture, forestry, rural industries and the countryside 2. Increasing the general public's awareness of their symbiosis with the biological diversity, rural environment, countryside life and economy in Scotland 3. 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 The objectives are achieved by carrying out and developing at a local level the activities of the charitable body with which the Company is and shall (subject as after mentioned) remain affiliated, namely, The Royal Highland Education Trust.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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-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 12381 3, 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 Dumfries and Galloway Countryside Initiative area, being the present local authority area of Dumfries and Gal loway.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £16,749 | £22,435 | 0 | 12 May 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | £4,512 | £25,390 | 0 | 6 May 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | £76,079 | £41,309 | 0 | 23 April 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | £16,873 | £6,428 | 0 | 3 February 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | £532 | £7,233 | 0 | 25 May 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
- 51 Newall Terrace, Dumfries
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- The Royal Highland Education Trust · SC007492
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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