Charity Details

Association of Northern Trails Scotland

SC049061Registered charity from 19 February 2019

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Notes:

This SCIO has been set up to replace Friends of John O’Groats Trail SC046737.You have advised us that Friends of John O’Groats Trail SC046737 intends to wind up and transfer the assets and liabilities to Association of Northern Trails Scotland SC049061.

Charity Information:

The Name the Charity is Known By Friends of John o' Groats Trail, Friends of the North Coast Trail

Address The Cottage, Lower Newport, Berriedale

Postcode KW7 6HA

Website www.jogt.org.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

The SCIO’s purposes are to support the development, maintenance, improvement and promotion of a walking route from Inverness to John o’ Groats, and such other walking routes and such related projects as the board may determine, with the objects of improving the conditions of life for members of the public and improving the environment by reducing the causes of climate change by promoting slow tourism, and thus encouraging sustainability in local communities, as well as increasing the public appreciation of our environment, conservation, and biodiversity, as well as our natural and cultural heritage

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

The Association of Northern Trails Scotland (ANTS) maintains, develops and promotes long distance walking in the Far North of Scotland. ANTS are responsible for the John o' Groats Trail, which runs for 147 miles between Inverness and John o' Groats, as well as the North Coast Trail. Both trails pass along cliff tops and foreshore for much of the route, giving walkers access to the beautiful coastline of the Highlands. The trail has also serves to connect the far north of Scotland into the wider Scottish and UK long-distance trail networks. Both Trails attracts both local walkers and tourists, and so promotes a slew of both mental and physical well-being opportunities, as well as supporting towards the economic landscape of the far north of Scotland, promoting access to heritage sites, and helping to encourage greener forms of slow tourism.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 19 Feb 2019

Main Operating Location: Highland

Number of Staff: 2

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

Purposes: "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"

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 Dec 2021	£29,577	£8,099	21 Oct 2022	Yes
31 Dec 2022	£42,263	£52,696	17 Aug 2023	Yes
31 Dec 2023	£96,763	£87,575	26 Jun 2024	Yes
31 Dec 2024	£183,397	£90,958	06 Aug 2025	Yes	Accounts are currently awaiting redaction
31 Dec 2025			No	Annual Information due by 30 Sept 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
Diana	Rutkowski
Ron	McCraw
Sally	Crowe
Jennings	Wilson
Matthew	Reiss
Frank	Stephen
Charlie	Bain
Catherine	MacLeod
Brian	Dickson
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