OSCR Scottish charity profile

Forres Community Woodlands Trust

ActiveCharity number SC029987
Registered9 February 2000
Main locationMoray
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC029987
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
IV36 1DJ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Set up to manage community woodlands. Maintaining pathe and access routes and carparks.

Charitable purposes

  • the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
  • any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The objects for which the Company is established are (i) To conserve, regenerate and promote the restoration of native woodlands in and around Forres as an important part of Scotland's natural environment for the benefit of the public (ii) To advance the education of the public and the local community about relevant countryside matters and in furtherance thereof but not otherwise (iii) To work alone or in partnership with any organisation, agency, authority or other body to establish, manage and improve the woodlands around Forres, including access, recreation, conservation, environmental and cultural matters (iv) To encourage community involvement in the management of local woodlands (v) to prepare and review alone or in partnership with other bodies, management plans stating the objectives of management for any local woodlands, identified as appropriate by the Company as an important part of Scotland's natural environment for the benefit of the public

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£4,828£5,35405 December 2025
31 March 2024£2,400£5,34302 December 2024
31 March 2023£5,463£7,83808 December 2023
31 March 2022£4,402£2,817017 November 2022
31 March 2021£4,308£3,59201 December 2021

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
Heathersett, Alexandra Terrace, Forres, Moray
Website supplied to OSCR
www.forrescommunitywoodland.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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