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community forest trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. Community Forest Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Liverpool and operates in England.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Community Forest Trust works to support the development of community forestry initiatives including City of Trees, The Mersey Forest, and White Rose Forest. Projects include mitigating climate change through the provision of high quality green infrastructure.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£11,584,005
Latest Expenditure
£10,638,312

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 89.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 96.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £11,310,005
Other Trading £0
Investments £86,903
Other Income £187,097

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £10,307,042
Raising Funds £0
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £331,270

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£11,584,005£10,638,312£10,307,042£3,517,625£379,32536 / 0
2023£9,806,445£11,781,897£5,449,202£2,375,128£055 / 0
2022£7,397,236£5,462,620£5,387,149£4,350,580£774,26937 / 10
2021£3,143,109£2,814,947£2,814,947£2,415,964£198,40029 / 0
2020£3,294,067£2,485,383£2,462,209£2,087,802£226,65126 / 1434

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Mitchell Charlesworth Ltd
The Plaza
100 Old Hall Street
LIVERPOOL
L3 9QJ
Registration Date
2 December 1998
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
3940370
Charity Number
1072706

Trustees

PROF ALAN SIMSON
VICTORIA MERTON
BENJAMIN WILLIAMS
ALISON BALL
Craig Thomson-Smith
Clare Shaw
Tom Lindley
Angela Main
Jane Worthington-Cobb

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • COMMUNITY FORESTS NORTH WEST LIMITED
  • COMMUNITY FORESTS NORTHWEST THE RED ROSE FOREST TRUST
  • CITY OF TREES