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UK National Parks Charity Foundation

Also known as: UK National Parks Foundation

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC049846
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Dec. 22, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Jan. 9, 2020
Legal form
CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation, E&W)

Address

Address
Dalmar House Barras Lane
Dalston
Carlisle
CA5 7NY

Activities

'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

'the advancement of education','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','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

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

Objectives: The objects of the CIO are for the benefit of the public within the areas designated as National Parks in England, Wales and Scotland, as more particularly defined in section 30 below, recognising at all times the requirement to respect the special qualities of those designated areas: 1. The preservation, conservation and enhancement of natural and cultural heritage. 2. The promotion of sustainable development by: (a) the preservation, conservation and the protection of the environment and the prudent use of natural resources. (b) the promotion of sustainable means of communities achieving rural economic growth and regeneration. 3. The education of the public in the physical and natural environment of the national parks and their special qualities. 4. The promotion of the national parks as facilities for appropriate recreation and enjoyment for members of the public at large in the interests of social welfare. Sustainable development means “development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.

Geography

Main operating location
Outwith Scotland
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 Dec. 22, 2025On time £192,743 £183,978
March 31, 2024 Dec. 24, 2024On time £100,299 £180,246
March 31, 2023 Dec. 20, 2023On time £184,616 £90,004
March 31, 2022 Feb. 27, 202358 days late £957,940 £0
March 31, 2021 Oct. 12, 2022285 days late £3,887 £0

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.