Royal Highland Education Trust
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC007492
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- March 16, 1990
- Legal form
- Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Address
- Address
- Royal Highland Centre
EH28 8NB
Contact
- Website
rhet.org.uk
Activities
'It carries out activities or services itself'
'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'
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.
Objectives: 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.
Areas of operation
- Main operating location
- City of Edinburgh
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 30, 2024 | £605,408 | £528,576 | 4 |
| Nov. 30, 2023 | £502,019 | £442,973 | 4 |
| Nov. 30, 2022 | £353,783 | £358,051 | 3 |
| Nov. 30, 2021 | £235,334 | £257,930 | 3 |
| Nov. 30, 2020 | £439,050 | £347,318 | 3 |
Linked charities
- Forth Valley Countryside Initiative (SC032612)
- Angus Countryside Initiative (SC032661)
- Rhet Fife Countryside Initiative Limited (SC033223)
- Lothians Countryside Initiative (SC033642)
- Rhet Scottish Borders Countryside Initiative (SC034241)
- Rhet Dumfries And Galloway Countryside Initiative (SC034814)
- Rhet Clyde Countryside Initiative (SC035250)
- R.H.E.T. Perth & Kinross Countryside Initiative (SC035289)
- Rhet Ayrshire & Arran Countryside Initiative (SC035390)
- Rhet Highland Countryside Initiative (SC037760)
- RHET Dumbarton, Lomond and Renfrew (SC040572)