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forest of avon trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other defined groups, and the general public. Forest Of Avon Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Bristol and operates in Gloucestershire, Somerset, and various other locations.


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

Tree & woodland charity for Bristol, Avon & around. Runs woodland activities for adults with learning disabilities, people with mental health needs & people with dementia; works with schools to support outdoor learning; offers accredited Forest School training & Inset Days; advises on and supports woodland planting & management. The Trust also directly manages a community woodland.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,480,112
Latest Expenditure
£1,437,604

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 95.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 97.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £29,060
Charitable Activities £1,435,054
Other Trading £0
Investments £15,998
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,406,508
Raising Funds £31,096
Governance £6,408
Grants to Institutions £906,642
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,480,112£1,437,604£1,406,508£517,591£517,59115 / 357
2023£1,032,613£1,085,783£1,067,212£475,912£475,9128 / 175
2022£919,610£832,644£826,593£530,745£429,9546 / 50
2021£370,230£235,7200 / 10
2020£263,778£183,1310 / 22

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers