01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC039799
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 77
- Postcode
- SE1 9PA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- 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
The provision and protection of foot paths and other ways over which the public have a right of way or access on foot, including the prevention of obstruction of public rights of way. The protection and enhancement for the benefit of the public of the beauty of the countryside and other areas by such lawful means as the trustees think fit, including by encouraging the provision, preservation and extension of public access to land on foot. The provision of facilities for the organising of open-air recreational activities and in particular rambling and mountaineering with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities are intended, namely the public at large, and in the interests of social welfare (including health). Advancing the education of the public in subjects relating to access to, and the preservation and conservation of, the countryside and of the health benefits of outdoor recreational pursuits
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £13,212,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £12,361,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 77 | 27 May 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | £12,155,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £13,200,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 77 | 16 May 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £12,053,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £14,183,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 77 | 11 April 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | £11,725,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £12,800,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 77 | 24 April 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £9,664,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £10,196,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 77 | 16 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
- 13 Dirty Lane, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.ramblers.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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