Rhet Scottish Borders Countryside Initiative
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC034241
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- Feb. 27, 2003
- Legal form
- Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- Part of
- Royal Highland Education Trust (SC007492)
Address
- Address
- East Gordon Farm
East Gordon
Berwickshire
Berwickshire
TD3 6JY
Activities
'It carries out activities or services itself'
'the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'
The principal activity of the charity is to introduce children to all aspects of the countryside, giving them a balanced view of how their food is produced and how farming supports the environment. This is achieved by classroom talks by farmers and taking the children out of school and onto working farms.
Objectives: 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-tam 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 ScotIand with registered number 123813, 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 Scottish Borders Countryside Initiative area (hereinafter referred to as the 'RHET SBCI area'), being the present local authority areas of Scottish Borders.
Areas of operation
- Main operating location
- Scottish Borders
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 28, 2025 | £52,357 | £36,480 |
| Feb. 28, 2024 | £43,174 | £42,684 |
| Feb. 28, 2023 | £24,582 | £31,076 |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | £10,693 | £1,992 |
| Feb. 28, 2021 | £3,085 | £2,207 |