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sylva foundation

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. Sylva Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Oxfordshire and operates in England And Wales and Scotland.


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 Sylva Foundation is working to bring trees and people closer together, following sustainable development principles. The charity works across Britain caring for forests to ensure they thrive for people and for nature, and supporting innovation in home-grown wood. We conduct our work through four main programmes, reflecting our charitable objects, namely: Science, Education, Forestry, and Wood.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£910,310
Latest Expenditure
£838,523

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 92.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £187,561
Charitable Activities £605,308
Other Trading £110,728
Investments £6,713
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £838,523
Raising Funds £0
Governance £5,611
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£910,310£838,523£838,523£1,724,326£99,71011 / 30
2024£608,973£672,552£672,552£1,652,539£39,7809 / 50
2023£590,358£649,823£649,823£1,752,218£148,27810 / 50
2022£499,747£542,4180 / 100
2021£496,959£437,2220 / 100

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Sylva Wood Centre
Little Wittenham Road
Long Wittenham
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
OX14 4QT
Registration Date
12 March 2009
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
4040209
Charity Number
1128516

Trustees

LUCIUS CARY OBE
Robin Buxton MBE
SARAH JANE TAYLOR
Dr James Ivo Lindsay Morison
James Waterson MICFor
Dr MARY MARGARET BARKHAM
Phoebe Tabitha Madison Oldfield
Dr Eleanor Rosemary Tew
Amanda Jayne Bryan

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