OSCR Scottish charity profile

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust

ActiveCharity number SC044097
Registered24 June 2013
Main locationOutwith Scotland
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC044097
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Cross Border
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
Not supplied
Staff
47
Postcode
BH7 6BZ

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 and advance (directly or indirectly) the conservation and welfare of amphibians and reptiles, their habitats and the wider environment on which they depend. 3.2 To establish and maintain amphibian and reptile nature reserves and to undertake habitat management, reclamation, remediation and restoration and to promote the study of and appreciation of sustainable practices in such nature reserves and elsewhere. 3.3 To execute, promote, support and publish research relevant to species and habitat conservation pertinent to amphibians and reptiles. 3.4 To advance the education and awareness of the public in amphibian and reptile conservation and conservation of the environment. 3.5 To advance the above mentioned objects in the British Isles, Europe and elsewhere in the world.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£2,353,025£2,188,9844718 December 2025
31 March 2024£2,262,487£2,259,4594717 December 2024
31 March 2023£2,157,374£2,077,1324717 December 2023
31 March 2022£2,189,795£1,951,1354730 January 2023
31 March 2021£2,226,228£1,811,3134721 December 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
744 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset
Website supplied to OSCR
www.arc-trust.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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