Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

FOREST SCHOOL HARROW

The Forest School supports disadvantaged young people up to 14 years. It provides alternative outdoor learning activities in order to develop social skills, knowledge of the environment, a love of nature and a sense of commitment and self-worth.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/23*£61£54£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/22£55£54£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/21£52£50£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/20?£47£49£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19*£67£50£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£33£60£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£88£53£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£20£32£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15?£65£29£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/14£38£41£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.forestschoolharrow.co.uk

james_ashw@mac.com

02089540247

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Harrow,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
John Lyon's Charity - Uplift grant to Woodland Adventure - Forest School Harrow
£6,000 17/12/2022
Cost-of-Living Uplift
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Woodland Adventure - Forest School Harrow
£90,000 18/11/2021
Core Costs
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Woodland Adventure - Forest School Harrow
£4,000 15/06/2021
Woodland Adventure Forest School Holiday Activity
National Lottery Community Fund - Music In The Woods
£7,150 26/04/2019
12
The project will organise a program of music-making workshops for marginalised children and refugees. The aim is to improve confidence and facilitate skill development.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Forest School Harrow
£36,000 24/11/2016
36
£36,000 over three years (3 x £12,000) towards the costs of a Manager for Forest School Harrow. Funding will cover 0.5 FTE. The award to be subject to the following conditions: • The Manager should be employed by the charity rather than any ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • MICHAEL BAUMRING Appointed: 2018
  • MATTHEW JOHN JAMES BRADLEY Appointed: 2022
  • PHILIPPA JACKSON Appointed: 2018
  • REV JOHN WILLIAM BARKER (Chair) Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/03/2013, number: 1151381
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR23: 22 days late, AR19: 51 days late,
Main office

Blackwell Hall
90 Uxbridge Road
Harrow Weald
Harrow
HA3 6DQ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE,DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS,CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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