# Aquatic Coleoptera Conservation Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC037556
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** Oct. 25, 2006
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC037556


## Contact

- **Address:** 3 Eglinton Terrace, Ayr
- **Postcode:** KA7 1JJ



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

**What the charity does:** •	To address conservation issues associated with species of aquatic beetles in the United Kingdom •	To promote research on wetland beetles appropriate to the conservation needs identified in the United Kingdom. •	To raise the profile of said insects and related species by publication and specialist advice. •	To support the National Biodiversity Network (NBN), iRecord and similar UK-wide initiatives by providing data and by interpretation of data.  •	continuing promotion of work on species at risk of extinction in the UK •	various surveys, including Loch Roan in Dumfries & Galloway, also Llyn-y-parc in North Wales and Otmoor area in Oxfordshire •	general submissions of material for identification up to 4,651 specimens in 44 batches •	initiation of the Species Evidence Base for 96 taxa covered by Natural England's Nature Recovery Network •	continuing work on an update of the fauna of Dumfries & Galloway •	our activities continue to be largely underlined by the publications record

**Beneficiaries:** 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

**Objectives:** To promote the advancement of environmental protection or improvement





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** East Ayrshire
- **Geographical spread:** Scotland and other parts of the UK



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31, 2025 | £0 | £0 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Oct. 31, 2024 | £800 | £2287 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Oct. 31, 2023 | £876 | £4790 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Oct. 31, 2022 | £1746 | £6005 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Oct. 31, 2021 | £8600 | £2340 |  -  |  -  |  |