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Royal Highland Education Trust

SC007492Registered charity from 16 March 1990
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address Royal Highland Centre
Postcode EH28 8NB
Website www.rhet.org.uk
Parent Charity Country of Registration Scotland
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
3.1 To carry out the activities previously carried out by the Scottish Association of Agriculture. 3.2 To provide a source of independent information about Scottish agriculture, forestry and other rural industries, aimed to help the public gain a better understanding of the role played by these industries in the Scottish economy, environment and way of life, by: taking advantage of the opportunities afforded by the education system to provide resource materials and other activities which will assist teachers and pupils in their studies of the Scottish countryside and its environment, to help them make informed decisions about rural issues; promoting a better understanding of the changes taking place in rural Scotland and its environment by all means thought appropriate by the Board of Directors.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
RHET's principal activity is the promotion of the working countryside, food and farming to young people aged from 3 to 18 years of age. RHET aims to create the opportunity for every child in Scotland to learn about the countryside and to ensure a wider understanding of the environmental, economic and social realities of the Scottish countryside. It does this by: • Providing the opportunity for schoolchildren to visit a working farm or the countryside, providing reliable and balanced information on food production, farming and rural issues. • Supplying resource materials which will assist teachers and pupils in their studies linking to Curriculum for Excellence and key areas including food, life cycles, sustainability and STEM. • Promoting a better understanding of land use, social and environmental changes taking place in Scotland. RHET also helps develop a network of local groups based in thirteen regions across Scotland to deliver the aims of RHET on a local basis.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 16 Mar 1990
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 4
Number of Volunteers: over 250
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: "Children or young people"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
30 Nov 2021 £235,334 £257,930 19 Aug 2022 Yes
30 Nov 2022 £353,783 £358,051 21 Aug 2023 Yes
30 Nov 2023 £502,019 £442,973 22 Aug 2024 Yes
30 Nov 2024 £605,408 £528,576 21 Aug 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
30 Nov 2025 No Annual Information due by 31 Aug 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Kirsty Craig
Hugh Wallace McClymont
Lynne Robert Reid
Bruce William Christie
William Russell Brown
Anna Katharine Georgina Davies
Christine Brown
Marion MacCormick
Alana Elizabeth McLean
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