COMMONWEALTH FORESTRY ASSOCIATION

Charity Number: 250739
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The mission of the CFA is to promote the conservation and sustainable management of the world's forests and the contribution they make to peoples livelihoods. Its purpose is to support the professional development of those working with trees and forests, particularly in Commonwealth Countries.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £72,369
Total expenditure: £76,928

People

4 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • India

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 January 1967: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Mary Hobley Trustee 14 March 2019
None on record
Peter Stanley McCarter Trustee 19 April 2015
FRIENDS OF ST ANDREW'S CHURCH,HEADINGTON
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREWS, OLD HEADINGTON
Received: On time
JOHN MURRAY HUDSON OBE Trustee 02 October 2012
None on record
PETER LATHAM Trustee 02 October 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £64.30k £76.94k £172.24k £57.63k £72.37k
Total expenditure £74.33k £74.04k £78.78k £77.11k £76.93k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 25 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 25 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 19 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 19 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 07 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 07 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 27 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 27 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 25 November 2020 25 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 25 November 2020 25 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

ROYAL CHARTER 1ST NOVEMBER 1921. SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER 28TH NOVEMBER 1962.

Charitable objects

1) TO FOSTER PUBLIC INTEREST IN FORESTRY. 2) TO SECURE GENERAL RECOGNITION OF THE DEPENDENCE OF TIMBER SUPPLY UPON FOREST MANAGEMENT. 3) TO COLLECT AND CIRCULATE INFORMATION RELATING TO FORESTRY AND THE COMMERICAL UTILIZATION OF FOREST PRODUCTS. 4) TO FORM A CENTRE FOR ALL ENGAGED IN FORESTRY. 5) TO PROVIDE A MEANS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ALL CONCERNED. 6) TO SECURE GENERAL RECOGNITION OF THE BENEFICIAL INFLUENCE OF TREES AND FORESTS IN RELATION TO CLIMATE, THE CONSERVATION OF LAND AND WATER RESOURCES AND TO THE CONSERVATION OF WILD LIFE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

COMMONWEALTH

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 250739-2 ENDOWMENT FUND OF THE COMMONWEALTH FORESTRY ASSOCIATION
Governing document
TRUST DEED OF 4TH OCTOBER, 1950.
Charitable objects
PROCEEDS OF INVESTMENT FOR GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE ASSOCIATION.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 12 January 1967 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
Crib
Dinchope
CRAVEN ARMS
SY7 9JJ
Phone:
01588672868
Email:
cfa@cfa-international.org
Website:

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