01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049943
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- IG1 1XU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Hen Harrier Action campaigns for the conservation and protection of Hen Harriers and other birds of prey in the UK, particularly against illegal persecution linked to grouse moor management. The charity raises public awareness through events like Skydancer Day and Action for Wildlife Day, runs competitions for children and young people like Young Wild Writer and Young Wild Photographer, raises funds to support wildlife crime detection efforts including satellite tagging and detection dogs, and advocates for sustainable upland land management to support biodiversity and thriving wildlife.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
4 The company's objects are: (1) to promote conservation of the hen harrier (Circus Cyaneus), in particular its protection from illegal persecution. The hen harrier is a red-listed Bird of Conservation Concern. (2) alongside and in support of its principle objective: to promote the conservation and better protection of other raptors threatened by illegal persecution. to promote biodiversity in the areas, particularly the uplands, where hen harriers and other raptors are found. to raise awareness of activities in such areas which are damaging to the hen harrier, to raptors and other animals or to the environment more generally. and to increase public awareness of wildlife crime and its prevention. (3) thereby to bring wider benefit to the environment, to wildlife and to public enjoyment of nature, especially in the uplands.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2025 | £21,805 | £34,016 | 0 | 5 January 2026 |
| 28 February 2024 | £22,426 | £4,196 | 0 | 24 November 2024 |
| 28 February 2023 | £7,582 | £4,812 | 0 | 28 November 2023 |
| 28 February 2022 | £24,571 | £11,397 | 0 | 28 November 2022 |
| 28 February 2021 | £11,752 | £3,534 | 0 | 19 October 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
- 31 South Park Crescent, Ilford
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.henharrierday.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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