OSCR Scottish charity profile

Red Earth Children (Africa)

ActiveCharity number SC040736
Registered11 August 2009
Main locationHighland
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC040736
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
PH21 1NZ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity is currently dormant. It was set up to relieve poverty and advance education in developing countries

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

i. To relieve poverty through organisational and financial support for approved, registered, non-government organisations in rural areas of developing countries with the targets: a. orphans and vulnerable children [OVCs] b. carers of orphans and vulnerable children c. displaced /disadvantaged rural communities ii. To advance education and awareness in developed countries of the plight of the communities in (i) and the potential of empowerment projects as a solution iii. To advance education and awareness in developing countries of sustainable land management and food production

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£0£0018 August 2025
31 December 2023£0£566023 September 2024
31 December 2022£0£176026 September 2023
31 December 2021£0£203028 September 2022
31 December 2020£0£216023 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
Keeper's House, Gaick, Kingussie, Inverness-shire
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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