01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC040572
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G64 4AH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
RHET is an educational charity set up to provide children and young people in Scotland with the opportunity to learn about food, farming, and the working countryside. At RHET Dumbarton, Lomond & Renfrew (RHET DLR), this national vision is delivered directly to local schools across East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, and the Lomond catchment area. The local team delivers these core objectives through several free, curriculum-linked activities
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
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 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 Dumbarton, Lomond and Renfrew area being the present local authority areas of East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, Inverclyde and the small section of Argyll and Bute that was Dunbartonshire.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £1,295 | £504 | 0 | 29 July 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £9,257 | £3,845 | 0 | 24 April 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £8,233 | £2,708 | 0 | 14 June 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £1,000 | £2,428 | 0 | 18 May 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £1,100 | £928 | 0 | 12 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
- Little Laverock, Balmore, Torrance
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Royal Highland Education Trust · SC007492
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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