Wychwood Forest Trust Ltd

Charity number: 1084259
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Advance the education of the public in the history, ecology and management of woodland and wildlife in the forty-one parishes in West Oxfordshire, which are in the area of the former Norman Royal Hunting Forest of Wychwood. Conserve, restore and promote the use and management of trees, woodlands and other wildlife habitats and the landscape for the benefit and participation of the public.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £167,645
Total expenditure: £118,911

Total income includes £39,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

100 Volunteer(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:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 December 2000: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FRIENDS OF WYCHWOOD (Previous name)
  • WYCHWOOD PROJECT (OXFORDSHIRE) (Previous name)
Company number:
04093088 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Anne Jacqueline Smith Trustee 01 November 2025
None on record
Richard Denyer Lord Trustee 16 November 2024
None on record
Rosanna Pearson Trustee 16 November 2024
None on record
Samantha Louise Davies Trustee 16 February 2023
None on record
Ian Wilkinson Trustee 23 November 2017
None on record
Robert Warner Trustee 23 October 2017
None on record
ROGER NEWMAN Trustee 07 December 2016
None on record
ROBERT CROCKER Trustee 07 December 2016
None on record
Lucy Staveley Trustee 07 December 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £88.75k £102.95k £521.03k £87.60k £167.65k
Total expenditure £104.50k £121.41k £118.35k £130.79k £118.91k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £36.00k £30.00k £30.00k £30.00k £39.00k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £491.28k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £19.21k N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £10.00k N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £541 N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £375.00k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £118.04k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £315 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £3.17k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 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 March 2025 05 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 05 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 20 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 20 January 2022 On time 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19/10/2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/10/2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/12/2011 as amended on 29 Jun 2021

Charitable objects

(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, ECOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMY OF WOODLANDS, TREES AND OTHER WILDLIFE HABITATS AND THEIR PLACE IN THE CHARACTERISTIC LANDSCAPES OF THE FORTY ONE PARISHES CURRENTLY WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF WEST OXFORDSHIRE SET OUT IN THE SCHEDULE ("THE PARISHES") ALL OF WHICH ARE WHOLLY OR PARTLY WITHIN THE AREA OF THE FORMER NORMAN ROYAL HUNTING FOREST OF WYCHWOOD AND SUCH OTHER AREAS AS THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE; AND (2) TO CONSERVE, RESTORE, RE-ESTABLISH AND PROMOTE THE MANAGEMENT AND USE OF TREES, WOODLANDS, OTHER WILDLIFE HABITATS AND CHARACTERISTIC LANDSCAPES FOR THE BENEFIT AND WHEREVER APPROPRIATE WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THE PUBLIC AND THEREBY TO ENHANCE THE NATURAL BEAUTY, AMENITIES AND RURAL ECONOMY OF THE COUNTRYSIDE OF THE PARISHES AND OF WEST OXFORDSHIRE AND SUCH OTHER AREAS AS THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, OXFORDSHIRE.

Contact information

Address:
Wychwood Forest Trust
WODC
Woodgreen
New Yatt Road
Witney
OX28 1NB
Phone:
07561 639093
Email:
info@wychwoodforesttrust.co.uk
Website:

www.wychwoodforesttrust.co.uk Open in new window