Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -2

SCOTTISH FORESTRY TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£170,341	£108,971	£102,698	£95,586	£92,975	£108,731
Total spending	£151,430	£187,400	£95,611	£95,198	£115,445	£144,653
Surplus/deficit	£18,911	-£78,429	£7,087	£388	-£22,470	-£35,922

Established: 41 years

www.scottishforestrytrust.org.uk

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Where it operates

Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 23/05/1983, number: SC008465

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Scottish Forestry Trust, 59 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2JG

Objectives

The promotion of education, training and research in forestry and silviculture, including without prejudice to this generality, promoting the application of schience and the results of research to aid technical efficiency in forestry. promoting education and training in forestry and co-operating with other bodies in such activities, including Universities, Technical Colleges and other Societies whose object is inter alia the education, training and research into matters related to forestry.

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