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The Dumfries & Galloway Outdoor Access Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC046070
Status
Not Submitted
Registered
Oct. 21, 2015
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
'Rhodesia'
Glenluce
Newton Stewart
Wigtownshire
Dumfries & Galloway
DG8 0PY

Activities

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

'the advancement of citizenship or community development','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended'

Objectives: The Trust's purposes are, for the public benefit, to defend, restore, conserve, create and acquire rights of access over land in the designated district, including rights of way, paths and routes of access, and in particular to further these aims by: 1. promoting responsible access. statutory rights of access as set out in Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 and any amendment thereto. 2. promoting the creation of a network of paths in the designated district. 3. advising and assisting in the management of existing routes and investigating and promoting proposed routes. 4. expressing views and, where appropriate, making representations about proposed developments which may affect such routes and liaising with the local authority or any other relevant body including but not limited to the DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY OUTDOOR ACCESS FORUM being the statutory forum (to fulfil the duty under Section 25 of Part 1 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003) as established by Dumfries & Galloway Council. 5. informing the public and interested parties of the matters associated with access within the designated district. 5.6 to promote the well-being and health of the public at large comprising the people of and visitors to the designated district in respect of their use and enjoyment of their rights of access 5.7 to promote the creation preservation and conservation of the natural environment, heritage, the arts and culture associated with the rights of access within the designated district of Dumfries & Galloway 5.8 to promote the creation, preservation and conservation of recreational facilities in the interests of social welfare and other leisure time activity of the public associated with the rights of access within the designated district. to promote trade and industry for the benefit of the general public and opportunities for work 5.9 raising money in the furtherance of these aims.

Areas of operation

Main operating location
Dumfries And Galloway
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Accounts
Oct. 31, 2022 £0 £0
Oct. 31, 2021 £5,859 £18,543 PDF 544.9 KB
Oct. 31, 2020 £18,150 £3,929