01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC051628
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- TD6 9BG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Bright Green Nature works to restore and protect local ecosystems and help people connect with nature. We manage and restore sites including Selkirk Deer Park and work across the wider Selkirk Nature Network through habitat restoration, ecological monitoring, conservation grazing and citizen science. We run volunteering, training, youth and community engagement activities, including Junior Rangers and Young Rewilders, and support community-led nature projects through Wild Your Space and small grants. We also work with schools, community groups and partner organisations to build skills, improve biodiversity and encourage long-term stewardship of local green spaces.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
(a) The advancement of environmental protection and improvement: (i) Repairing, restoring and preserving ecosystems and returning them to good health (that is, rewilding), for the benefit of the environment, biodiversity and local communities. (b) The advancement of education: (i) Promoting knowledge, skills and understanding of rewilding, including of the processes, purposes and benefits of ecosystem restoration and preservation to beneficiaries: - which may be taken back to their own communities and families. or - which may be useful in career development. (c) The advancement of citizenship or community development (including regeneration): (i) Promoting an understanding of the social benefits of rewilding. (ii) Seeking to improve the mental and physical health of stakeholders by engaging them in the rewilding process. (iii) Developing community gardens and spaces, promoting knowledge and skills development in sustainability and seeking to enhance mental and physical wellbeing. (d) The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science: (i) Preserving the natural and anthropological history of the Deer Park, Selkirk and other local sites. (ii) Promoting knowledge and understanding of this history through impactful interpretation and other means for stakeholders and local communities.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £159,558 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £103,587 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 30 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £61,656 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £45,244 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 30 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £17,156 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £23,937 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 24 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £228,350 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £6,772 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 26 September 2023 |
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
- Faldonside House, Melrose, Scottish Borders
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.brightgreennature.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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