OSCR Scottish charity profile

Institute Of Chartered Foresters

ActiveCharity number SC016033
Registered4 June 1976
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formStatutory corporation (Royal Charter etc)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC016033
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
51-100 volunteers
Staff
13
Postcode
EH2 2AZ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The Institute regulates standards of entry to the profession. provides support to members. guidance to professionals in other sectors. information to the general public. and educational advice and training to both students and tree professionals seeking to develop their careers in the forestry and arboricultural sector. The Institute works to foster a greater public awareness and understanding of forestry in order to serve a variety of commercial, recreational, environmental and scientific interests.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Beneficiaries

  • Other defined groups
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The primary object of the Trust shall be the advancement of education in all aspects of Forestry especially in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£1,183,850£1,166,7981322 June 2026
31 December 2024£1,252,974£1,209,3171320 August 2025
31 December 2023£1,149,663£1,156,2521317 July 2024
31 December 2022£855,628£873,3571329 June 2023
31 December 2021£818,308£725,0191327 July 2022

Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.

04 Contact record

Principal office or trustees address

Address supplied to OSCR
Scott House, Mull Office, 6th Floor, 10 South St Andrew Street, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
www.charteredforesters.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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