Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 13

FOREST UPCYCLING PROJECT

The Forest Upcycling Project collects unwanted furniture and electrical goods in the Forest of Dean and works with disabled and unemployed people to repair and upcycle it selling to everyone, but to low income families at very reduced rates (and if needed free). Groups benefitting include people that believe in reuse and recycling, disabled, unemployed and philanthropists willing to volunteer.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Established: 10 years

www.forestupcyclingproject.com

forestupcyclingproject@gmail.com

01594368240

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
01/06/23	£747	£634	£113	£0	£292	£292	5.5	33	38
01/06/22	£601	£577	£24	£0	£179	£179	3.7	28	40
01/06/21	£468	£430	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
01/06/20	£417	£367	£50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	54
01/06/19	£364	£323	£41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
01/06/18	£286	£285	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/06/17	£221	£211	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/06/16	£145	£118	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/06/15	£55	£49	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 19.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

33 employees
38 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Keeping Upcycle on the road
£49,300	24/08/2022	The funding will enable Forest Upcycling Project (FUP) to purchase a new van and to continue to collect refurbish and recycle furniture in the Forest of Dean (FOD) District of Gloucestershire.
National Lottery Community Fund - Taking Upcycle to new heights!
£8,350	06/12/2019 3	The organisation will use the funding to build a mezzanine floor and carry out a refurbishment of their recycling facility in order that they can develop their services providing people within the ....more The organisation will use the funding to build a mezzanine floor and carry out a refurbishment of their recycling facility in order that they can develop their services providing people within the community with subsidised furniture, helping homeless people set up home and providing employment skills and opportunities for those people who are vulnerable.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500	30/04/2019	Upcycle Bike Project
Woodward Charitable Trust - Sweatshirts for the volunteer team
£600	13/11/2018	Towards sweatshirts for the volunteer team.
National Lottery Community Fund - Moving Upcycle onwards and upwards
£8,050	02/05/2018 12	Project Summary :_x000D_ Forest Upcycling Project in Monmouthshire will use the grant to build a mezzanine level in their warehouse to increase their storage space, which will increase their ....more Project Summary :_x000D_ Forest Upcycling Project in Monmouthshire will use the grant to build a mezzanine level in their warehouse to increase their storage space, which will increase their capability to support vulnerable adults. The group will also promote their services, both for volunteers and the low cost items they produce._x000D_ What Money is for :_x000D_ This grant for £8,050 will fund timber and materials, labour costs, paint, lighting and marketing.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Forest Upcycling Project
£5,000	07/12/2017 12	towards one year's running costs of a project that upcycles and sells donated furniture and household items, providing work opportunities for disabled and long-term unemployed people in ....more towards one year's running costs of a project that upcycles and sells donated furniture and household items, providing work opportunities for disabled and long-term unemployed people in Gloucestershire
National Lottery Community Fund - Forest Upcycling Project
£10,000	18/06/2014 12	Not Available

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREA ELIZABETH DAVIES Appointed: 2022

ASHLEY MARTIN (Chair) Appointed: 2014

JENNIFER JENKINS Appointed: 2024

MATT WOOD Appointed: 2024

ROGER BURROWS Appointed: 2019

RONA MARTIN Appointed: 2014

TANYA JENKINS Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/10/2014, number: 1158797

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
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

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

Unit 8-10
Hollywood Works
Valley Road
CINDERFORD
GL14 2PD

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN NEED BY PROVIDING FURNITURE OR OTHER GOODS AT A HIGHLY REDUCED RATE OR IN EXTREME CASES FREE OF CHARGE.2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED OR OTHERWISE IN NEED OF SUCH EDUCATION TO EQUIP THEM WITH THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO BE ABLE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT. 3. TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS BY THE PROMOTION OF WASTE REDUCTION, RE-USE, RECLAMATION, RECYCLING AND USE OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS.

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