FOREST OF HEARTS

Charity Number: 1160589
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We create and maintain edible and natural landscapes which build biodiversity and provide opportunities for employment, volunteering, education and engagement in order to reduce loneliness, isolation and improve health and well-being.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Total income: £91,871
Total expenditure: £122,119

People

4 Trustee(s)

249 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Warwickshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 February 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Daniel Gate Trustee 24 April 2025
None on record
Ian Christopher Burrows Trustee 01 May 2023
None on record
Uilani Dines Trustee 24 September 2021
THE CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS
Received: On time
JOHN BILL Trustee 02 September 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Total gross income £61.38k £77.71k £64.69k £180.25k £91.87k
Total expenditure £60.06k £51.75k £60.89k £138.15k £122.12k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £25.00k 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 October 2023 15 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 15 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 06 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 06 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 28 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 28 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 04 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 04 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2019 24 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2019 24 June 2020 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 23 Feb 2015

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH SUSTAINABEL AND ACCESSIBLE FOREST GARDENS. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

Contact information

Address:
15 Ensign
Westwood Way
Coventry
Warks
CV4 8JA
Phone:
02476 470382
Email:
carolelongden@forestofhearts.co.uk
Website:

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