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Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

THE ROYAL FORESTRY SOCIETY 

Educational charityPromoting the wise management of trees and woods
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income


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Established: 42 years

https://www.rfs.org.uk

rfshq@rfs.org.uk

01295678588

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Financial Data ?

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
31/12/22£783£772£11£53£2,111£1,542248150
31/12/21£589£594£-5£51£2,314£1,77235.86150
31/12/20£571£505£66£31£2,168£1,642396150
31/12/19£583£558£25£31£2,225£1,35129.16150
31/12/18£671£589£82£30£2,068£1,25025.56150
31/12/17£455£517£-62£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£572£587£-15£30£2,164£1,38528.360
31/12/15£822£474£348£15£2,054£1,37034.750
31/12/14£400£475£-75£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£369£405£-36£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£307£408£-101£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£329£347£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£356£364£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£295£349£-54£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£507£352£155£11£1,289£74825.550
31/12/07£309£284£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£252£263£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£271£262£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£237£252£-16£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 73%
Reserves/Spending: 24 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 4.4
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 8 employees
  • 150 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
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Teaching Trees Northumberland
£3,000 08/03/2016
Towards Teaching Trees Northumberland

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 29-68
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/06/1982, number: 306093
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/12/2004, number: 05306975
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from WOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMME TRUST on 20/01/2021
Main office

THE HAY BARNS
HOME FARM DRIVE
UPTON
BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX15 6HU

Objectives

3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF FORESTRY, ARBORICULTURE AND ALLIED SCIENCES; 3.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN FORESTRY, ARBORICULTURE AND ALLIED SCIENCES; AND 3.3 THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH IN FORESTRY, ARBORICULTURE AND ALLIED SCIENCES AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS THEREOF.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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