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Rhet Dumfries And Galloway Countryside Initiative

SC034814Registered charity from 20 August 2003
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Charity Information:
Address 51 Newall Terrace
Dumfries
Postcode DG1 1LN
Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee
Website No Link Provided
Parent Charity Name The Royal Highland Education Trust
Parent Charity Registration Number SC007492
Parent Charity Country of Registration Scotland
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
The Company is established for charitable objects and purposes only and, in particular, to advance public education by (i) the promotion and encouragement of the dissemination of information concerning Scottish wildlife, agriculture, forestry, rural industries and the countryside (ii) increasing the general public's awareness of their symbiosis with the biological diversity, rural environment, countryside life and economy of Scotland (iii) improving the general public's understanding of the policies and actions necessary to sustain long-term food and timber production, and provision for wildlife and its habitats and (iv) by carrying out and developing at a local level the activities of the charitable body with which the Company is and shall (subject as aftermentioned) remain affiliated, namely, The Royal Highland Education Trust (a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in Scotland with registered number 12381 3, and being Scottish charity number SC007492, hereinafter referred to as "RHET"); the operations of the Company to be confined to the designated geographical area known generally as RHET Dumfries and Galloway Countryside Initiative area, being the present local authority area of Dumfries and Gal loway.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The charity aims to provide schools in Dumfries and Galloway with the provision of farm visits, classroom speakers and resources in school. The charity aims to advance public education by: 1. The promotion and encouragement of the dissemination of information concerning Scottish wildlife, agriculture, forestry, rural industries and the countryside 2. Increasing the general public's awareness of their symbiosis with the biological diversity, rural environment, countryside life and economy in Scotland 3. Improving the general public's understanding of the policies and actions necessary to sustain long term food and timber production and provision for wildlife and its habitats The objectives are achieved by carrying out and developing at a local level the activities of the charitable body with which the Company is and shall remain affiliated, The Royal Highland Education Trust.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 20 Aug 2003
Main Operating Location: Dumfries And Galloway
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 0
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "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
31 Aug 2021 £532 £7,233 25 May 2022 Yes
31 Aug 2022 £16,873 £6,428 03 Feb 2023 Yes
31 Aug 2023 £76,079 £41,309 23 Apr 2024 Yes
31 Aug 2024 £4,512 £25,390 06 May 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Aug 2025 No Annual Information due by 31 May 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
No charity trustee information available
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