01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC041697
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 13
- Postcode
- CM3 3FE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To advance the education of the public by increasing knowledge and understanding of wilderness and the conservation thereof and the interrelationship between wilderness and the environment generally by the provision of instruction and of opportunities for direct experience of wilderness. to initiate and manage social benefit programmes which use wilderness experience to enable vulnerable and disadvantaged people to play a fuller role in society (especially the young).
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £928,936 | £874,611 | 13 | 23 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £1,614,888 | £830,127 | 13 | 8 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £690,455 | £757,342 | 13 | 15 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £558,400 | £615,831 | 13 | 8 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £621,938 | £439,733 | 13 | 5 July 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
- Trinity House, 2 Whitbreads Business Centre, Whitbreads Farm Lane, Chatham Green , Chelmsford, Essex
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.wildernessfoundation.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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