01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038868
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 136
- Postcode
- SP6 1EF
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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
3.1 To promote for the public benefit the conservation of game and its associated flora and fauna. 3.2 To conduct research into game and wildlife management (including the use of game animals as a natural resource) and the effects of fanning and other land management practices on the environment. and to publish the useful results of such research. 3.3 To advance the education of the public and those managing the countryside in the effects of farming and management of land which is sympathetic to game and other wildlife. 3.4 To conserve game and wildlife for the public benefit including: Where it is for the protection of the environment, the conservation or promotion of biological biodiversity through: 3.4.1 the provision, conservation, restoration or enhancement of a natural habitat. or 3.4.2 the maintenance or recovery of a species in its natural habitat on land or in water and in particular where the natural habitat is situated in the vicinity of a landfill site.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £11,597,432 | £11,795,239 | 136 | 17 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £11,003,065 | £11,064,202 | 136 | 27 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £11,128,838 | £9,629,650 | 136 | 22 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £9,344,828 | £7,902,216 | 136 | 26 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £7,728,643 | £7,123,764 | 136 | 20 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
- Burgate Manor, Fordingbridge, Hampshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.gwct.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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