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Lochaber Rural Education Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC032111
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Dec. 22, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Aug. 20, 2001
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
Dykelands
Camaghael
Fort William
PH33 7NF

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','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','the advancement of animal welfare'

Our charity is to teach youngsters where their food comes from. We had a pop up cafe operating too but it stopped in November 2024. We are run by volunteers.

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Older People','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: To advance education and self development by providing or assisting in the provision of facilities for education, learning, recreation and other leisure-time occupations so that the awareness of rural life by children, youths and adults independently and collectively throughout Scotland and elsewhere may be improved.

Geography

Main operating location
Highland
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 Dec. 22, 2025On time £24,737 £54,157 -
March 31, 2024 Dec. 17, 2024On time £72,700 £42,727 1
March 31, 2023 Dec. 21, 2023On time £29,897 £37,729 1
March 31, 2022 Dec. 28, 2022On time £29,150 £30,692 1
March 31, 2021 Jan. 17, 202217 days late £32,904 £15,819 -

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.