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the national forest company

The charity supports the general public. The National Forest Company 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 Swadlincote and operates in England And Wales.


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 National Forest Company works to conserve, protect and enhance the environment in general and specifically in the National Forest, for public benefit; in particular woodland creation & management; promotion of urban and rural regeneration and training, education and research.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£7,207,053
Latest Expenditure
£8,033,003

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 100.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 89.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 11.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,315,657
Charitable Activities £1,730,622
Other Trading £106,417
Investments £127,283
Other Income £3,927,074

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £7,216,370
Raising Funds £816,633
Governance £123,818
Grants to Institutions £502,325
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£7,207,053£8,033,003£7,216,370£16,023,642£12,766,59241 / 50
2023£12,292,514£5,888,182£5,091,356£16,680,733£13,891,18038 / 42
2022£5,842,396£5,164,746£4,502,371£9,705,419£7,278,65234 / 49
2021£5,614,419£3,478,294£2,705,608£8,834,452£3,488,28429 / 50
2020£3,744,298£3,080,439£2,445,819£6,832,973£4,897,39325 / 46

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers