Forth Rivers Trust
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC040311
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- Feb. 27, 2009
- Legal form
- Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Address
- Address
- The Clubhouse
106 Biggar Road
Edinburgh
EH10 7DU
Contact
- Website
forthriverstrust.org
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 environmental protection or improvement'
During the year (24/25) all members of staff and Trustees have been involved in advancing delivery of our Vision and Strategy for 2045. To support this long-term vision the trust will develop a series of 5 year strategic plans under the following headings: Catchment Scale Restoration for Healthy and Vibrant Ecosystems, Practical Monitoring for Meaningful Answers, Positive and Inclusive Engagement for Community Action, A Sustainable and Ethical Future
Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'
Objectives: 4.1 The overarching object of the Company is the advancement of environmental protection and improvement of all habitats and wildlife throughout the catchment of the River Forth, including all waters which enter the Forth Estuary and Firth of Forth, and any other such body of water and catchment area in Scotland and/or the wider UK, through a combination of the following (non-exhaustive) activities:- 4.1.1 catchment scale restoration for healthy, vibrant and resilient ecosystems, including positive land use and management. 4.1.2 using evidence and nature-based approaches to undertake environmental and sustainability monitoring and promote nature recovery, including but not limited to collaborating with research bodies. 4.1.3 positive and inclusive engagement with the community. and 4.1.4 to promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit. The expressions ‘charitable purpose’ or ‘charitable object’ shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts and a ‘charitable institution’ shall mean a charity in terms of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, or a charity under the law of any other jurisdiction which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, provided that nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Company other than in furtherance of a charitable purpose.
Geography
- Main operating location
- Perth And Kinross
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1,465,971 | £1,291,357 | 20 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1,288,475 | £1,298,904 | 20 |
| March 31, 2023 | £753,145 | £799,797 | 18 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1,077,213 | £1,011,035 | 16 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1,040,594 | £790,568 | 15 |