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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC049849
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed July 2, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Jan. 10, 2020
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
UK Ceh Wallingford
Maclean Building
Crowmarsh Gifford
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 8BB

Contact

Website
ceh.ac.uk
Screenshot of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

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

Objectives: 3.1 The Company's objects are for the benefit of the public, within the United Kingdom and overseas: 3.1.1 To advance science, in particular, through: 3.1.1.1 carrying out pure and applied scientific research in terrestrial and aquatic environments (nationally and internationally) including their interactions with the atmosphere, and publishing the useful results of such research. and 3.1.1.2 delivering scientific expertise in terrestrial and aquatic environments (nationally and internationally) including their interaction with the atmosphere. 3.1.2 To advance education in the environment and environmental sciences, and sustainable development, in particular through the promotion of research, the publication and dissemination of the useful results of such research, the training of research scientists of the future, and the distribution of materials that educate the public about these subjects. 3.1.3 To promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public by: 3.1.3.1 promoting the preservation, conservation, protection and improvement of the environment and the prudent use of natural resources. and 3.1.3.2 the promotion of sustainable means of achieving economic growth and regeneration. 'Sustainable development' means 'development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs'. 3.2 Nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Company for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.

Geography

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

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
Dec. 31, 2025 July 2, 2026On time £76,680,000 £73,056,000 744
Dec. 31, 2024 July 31, 2025On time £68,940,000 £67,712,000 722
Dec. 31, 2023 July 9, 2024On time £60,478,000 £61,679,000 683
Dec. 31, 2022 July 4, 2023On time £53,100,000 £53,400,000 599
Dec. 31, 2021 Aug. 3, 2022On time £56,600,000 £48,300,000 560
Dec. 31, 2020 July 13, 2021 £62,076,000 £50,722,000 537

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