Registered charity · No. SC030363Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
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Natural Research Limited
Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data
Natural Research Limited is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the advancement of education, the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science, the advancement of environmental protection or improvement.
Natural Research Limited (number SC030363) is listed as registered in the OSCR snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Natural Research Limited do?
Natural Research Limited is a wildlife research charity whose mission is to support and conduct high quality, objective research in order to better understand ecological processes and to underpin the conservation and wise management of wildlife resources. Our high quality research is achieved by undertaking original research, sometimes in collaboration with partners or by funding other researchers.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Natural Research Limited
Answers Natural Research Limited gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
Where does Natural Research Limited's money come from?
Natural Research Limited reported £811k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £717k (88%), charitable activities £68k (8%), investments £26k (3%).
Trading and fundraising events£717k · 88%
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£68k · 8%
Investments£26k · 3%
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Aberdeenshire
What causes is Natural Research Limited registered for?
the advancement of educationthe advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or sciencethe advancement of environmental protection or improvement
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Natural Research Limited's charity number is SC030363. Check that number on the OSCR register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Natural Research Limited do?
Natural Research Limited is a wildlife research charity whose mission is to support and conduct high quality, objective research in order to better understand ecological processes and to underpin the conservation and wise management of wildlife resources. Our high quality research is achieved by undertaking original research, sometimes in collaboration with partners or by funding other researchers.
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How can I donate to Natural Research Limited?
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Where does Natural Research Limited's money come from?
Natural Research Limited reported £811k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £717k (88%), charitable activities £68k (8%), investments £26k (3%).
When was Natural Research Limited registered as a charity?
Natural Research Limited was entered on the register on 24 July 2000.