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Nature Foundation

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC035823
Status
Active
Registered
March 3, 2006
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
Druim Diomhain
Achnacloich
Sleat
Isle Of Skye
IV46 8SA

Activities

'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

The aim of the Nature Foundation is the conservation of natural habitats, along with associated raising awareness of the threats facing them. The organisation seeks to achieve these aims through its activities. The organisations own activities centre on purchasing areas of land of particular nature conservation importance, with a special emphasis on native woodlands.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: (a) The protection, restoration and enhancement of the biodiversity and natural wildlife habitats for the benefit of the general public through (i) the purchase, long-term lease or long-term management agreements of land or property. (ii) provision of funding by way of grant, loan or payment out of Trust Property to other recognised charitable organisations involved in similar objectives. (iii) provision of, or assisting in the provision of, advice, education and assistance which will further the charitable objects of the Trust. (b) (i) advance the education of the public and raise awareness of the threats to natural habitats and the need to protect and restore them by the provision of grants, loans and payments out of the trust property to other recognised charitable organisations for the purpose of study, research and education, providing that the results of any such research is made available to the public (ii) advance the education of school children, over and above the statutory responsibility of the education authority, on the threats to natural habitats and the need to protect and restore them by the provision of funding out of the Trust property. (c) to benefit or further such other charitable purposes, subjects or institutions which in the sole discretion of the Trustees shall comply with or promote the above principal purposes of the Trust.

Geography

Main operating location
Highland
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £9,186 £24,817
March 31, 2024 £10,499 £6,918
March 31, 2023 £10,978 £7,386
March 31, 2022 £8,621 £10,897
March 31, 2021 £5,866 £7,663