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heart of england forest

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. Heart Of England Forest 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 Stratford Upon Avon and operates in Warwickshire and Worcestershire.


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

To establish, maintain and preserve, ideally a contiguous forest or a forest connected by corridor for the benefit of the public in the ancient borders of the Forest of Arden to the Vale of Evesham (The Heart of England). To engage in the education of the general public and for research relating to the promulgation of trees, woodlands,and wildlife and their habitats in the Heart of England.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£5,838,000
Latest Expenditure
£5,807,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 63.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 63.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 19.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £846,000
Charitable Activities £495,000
Other Trading £672,000
Investments £3,810,000
Other Income £15,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,680,000
Raising Funds £629,000
Governance £512,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £1,498,000

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£5,838,000£5,807,000£3,680,000£220,704,000£2,633,00078 / 858
2023£6,947,000£5,631,000£3,492,000£210,778,000£3,619,00066 / 526
2022£5,138,000£4,037,000£2,143,000£217,910,000£2,000,00050 / 785
2021£4,340,000£3,308,000£1,365,000£206,311,000£2,000,00035 / 765
2020£25,335,000£3,180,000£1,217,000£176,527,000£2,000,00030 / 713

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers