01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC041892
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 11
- Postcode
- OX14 4QT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
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
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
to promote the conservation of the environment for the public benefit consistent with sustainable development principles by: (i) advancing education for the public benefit in the theory and practice of sustainable forest management. (ii) promoting and conducting research for the public benefit about effective sustainable forest management and the dissemination of the useful results of such research. (iii) supporting the development and application of sustainable forest management for the public benefit. (iv) advancing education and business enterprise in the design and production of home-grown wood products for the public benefit.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £910,310 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £838,523 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 11 | 26 August 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £608,073 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £672,552 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 11 | 22 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £590,358 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £649,823 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 11 | 6 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £499,747 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £542,418 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 11 | 12 September 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £496,959 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £437,222 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 11 | 3 September 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
- Sylva Wood Centre, Long Wittenham, ABINGDON, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.sylva.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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