01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050137
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- DG8 7AA
OSCR note: SC050137 - River Cree Hatchery & Habitat Trust SCIO was established to replace SC042355 - The River Cree Hatchery and Habitat Trust
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
It delivers education programmes for six local primaryt schools and the local secondary school. These programmes aim to give the pupils an understanding and appreciation of the local environment and the creatures to be found there. It delivers a salmon stocking programme for the local river board and carries out environmental works in the Cree catchment. It provides training and volunteer opportunities for up to 50 people a year.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- 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
4 The organisation's purposes are: (a) The advancement of education (b) The advancement of environmental protection and improvement (c) The advancement of culture and science (d)The advancement of community development including rural regeneration and the promotion of volunteering (e) The organisation of recreational activities available to members of the public at large with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the activities are primarily intended All in relation to fish flora and fauna in Dumfries & Galloway and South Ayrshire but with particular regard to salmon sea trout brown trout and rainbow trout within the River Cree catchment.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £34,091 | £36,452 | 1 | 20 October 2025 |
| 31 May 2024 | £35,804 | £35,278 | 1 | 19 September 2024 |
| 31 May 2023 | £27,505 | £8,718 | 1 | 17 January 2024 |
| 31 May 2022 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 7 November 2022 |
| 31 May 2021 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 29 November 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
- Auchenleck Lodge , Newton Stewart
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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