Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 7

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs high: -3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 16

THE NATIONAL FOREST COMPANY

The National Forest Company works to conserve, protect and enhance the environment in general and specifically in the National Forest, for public benefit; in particular woodland creation & management; promotion of urban and rural regeneration and training, education and research.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £13,891,180 available, equivalent to 28 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Established: 8 years
(29 years as a company)

www.nationalforest.org

enquiries@nationalforest.org

01283551211

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

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
31/03/23	£12,293	£5,888	£6,404	£795	£16,681	£13,891	28.3	38	42
31/03/22	£5,842	£5,165	£678	£661	£9,705	£7,279	16.9	34	49
31/03/21	£5,614	£3,478	£2,136	£756	£8,834	£6,759	23.3	29	50
31/03/20	£3,744	£3,080	£664	£635	£6,833	£6,297	24.5	25	46
31/03/19	£3,590	£3,519	£72	£608	£6,154	£5,769	19.7	27	49
31/03/18	£3,483	£2,796	£687	£506	£5,981	£5,516	23.7	23	0
31/03/17	£3,109	£2,886	£224	£391	£5,292	£5,272	21.9	23	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 28.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 28.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

38 employees
42 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 Heritage Fund - Grant to The National Forest Company
£224,228	26/07/2022	National Forest Community Woodlands
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ALB-Natural England-Grant for Community Forest and Woodland Outreach Project
£36,170	01/04/2020	To increase and help sustain community forest and woodland outreach activities being delivered to school children, particularly those in disadvantaged areas, to benefit their mental health & ....more To increase and help sustain community forest and woodland outreach activities being delivered to school children, particularly those in disadvantaged areas, to benefit their mental health & wellbeing, engagement with school and other programme outcomes. Objective 1: To increase community forest and woodland outreach with schools in areas of disadvantage and/or special schools and/or APIs. Objective 2: To increase community forest and woodland outreach in ways that are designed specifically to help sustain the use of community forest and woodlands by schools/special schools/APIs beyond the end of the project. Objective 3: To gather evidence to complete project monitoring and reporting, and support evaluation.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The National Forest Company
£312,330	05/07/2018 36	Towards salaries and additional costs of the community management woodland officer and the woodland economy development officer to establish a model of largescale woodland driven regeneration to ....more Towards salaries and additional costs of the community management woodland officer and the woodland economy development officer to establish a model of largescale woodland driven regeneration to benefit communities.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to National Forest Company
£2,943,700	17/10/2017	The Chronicles of Charnwood
Sport England - Outdoor Activity Consultation
£11,250	16/03/2016 2	Funding under Sport England's National Programme - Market Development funding programme for a Revenue project titled Outdoor Activity Consultation. This project lists its main activity as Sport ....more Funding under Sport England's National Programme - Market Development funding programme for a Revenue project titled Outdoor Activity Consultation. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-67

ARVIND MICHAEL KAPUR Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeships: NATIONAL SPACE CENTRE, WARNING ZONE LIMITED, LEICESTER CITY FOOTBALL CLUB TRUST LIMITED,

ALISON BLANCHE FIELD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chartered Forester, Other trusteeship: THE ROYAL FORESTRY SOCIETY,

ANNE ELIZABETH JENKINS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

DR ANTHONY BALLANCE (Chair) Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief Strategy & Regulation Officer

JOHN NEIL EVERITT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chief Executive

MATTHEW BRETT ROBINSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Economist

PATRICK DAVID HARROP Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Forest Manager

PENELOPE ANN COATES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Advisor, Other trusteeship: NATIONAL SPACE CENTRE,

RUTH GADSDEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Development Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/04/2016, number: 1166563
Registered at Companies House on 18/11/1994, number: 02991970

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE NATIONAL FOREST CHARITABLE TRUST on 02/03/2023

Main office

The National Forest Co
Enterprise Glade
Bath Yard
Moira
SWADLINCOTE
DE12 6BA

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT SO AS TO SECURE AND ENHANCE THE ENJOYMENT BY THE PUBLIC OF THE SAME, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO:(A) WOODLAND CREATION AND MANAGEMENT GENERALLY, AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE AREA OF THE NATIONAL FOREST, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT OF LAND OR FOR THE ENVIRONMENT;(B) THE PROMOTION OF URBAN AND RURAL REGENERATION BY THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES; THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES; AND THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT; AND(C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION AND THE UNDERTAKING AND PUBLISHING OF RESEARCH.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE OBJECTS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS”.

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