THE WORD FOREST ORGANISATION

Charity number: 1172497
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We plant forests around impoverished communities, encouraging the people who plant them to be true guardians of their woodland. We build classrooms in schools that have inadequate or non-existent places to study creating better environments to learn. We raise awareness about global environmental issues and sustainable living practices that benefit the entire planet through film showings and talks.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £67,508
Total expenditure: £65,338

People

6 Trustee(s)

12 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Kenya

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 April 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • Word Forest (Working name)
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 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Benjamin Hemington Trustee 18 October 2025
None on record
Camille Oster Trustee 02 June 2022
None on record
Eva Dixon Trustee 06 March 2021
None on record
Philip Gamble Trustee 15 April 2019
None on record
Mrs Isobel Robertson Trustee 07 April 2017
None on record
TRACY HOWE Trustee 07 April 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £76.15k £81.38k £101.74k £76.51k £67.51k
Total expenditure £69.67k £96.98k £98.35k £82.24k £65.34k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £7.50k 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 March 2025 27 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 27 May 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 07 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 07 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 10 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 04 February 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 04 February 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 Apr 2017 as amended on 01 Feb 2021

Charitable objects

To promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public in countries to be determined by the Trustees by: (a) the preservation, conservation and the protection of the environment and the prudent use of resources; (b) the relief of poverty and the improvement of the conditions of life in socially and economically disadvantaged communities.

Contact information

Address:
Barnpark
Green Lane
Tipton St. John
SIDMOUTH
Devon
EX10 0AH
Phone:
01297 533 111
Email:
team@wordforest.org
Website:

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