01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050361
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- IV36 1DJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Forres Friends of Woods and Fields (FFWF) aims to cultivate an understanding and appreciation of nature, with community wellbeing at its core. It does this through local food growing and stewardship of 26 acres of land on the edge of the town of Forres, Moray, Scotland. The charity looks after the Kennel Wood and adjacent Field on the ridge to the south of Sanquhar Pond, and the Chapelton Fields up towards the old farmhouse, including parts of the Mosset Burn. Our land borders that of other well-established environmental organisations in Forres, namely the Sanquhar Pond Group, which cares for the council-owned woodlands and trails around Sanquhar Pond, and the Forres Community Woodland Trust, which manages the bulk of Sanquhar Woods. These areas together form a vital and intriguing wildlife and recreational asset for the town.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation's purposes are: To advance environmental protection and improvement through the careful management of woodland and the organic cultivation of fields within the community of Forres. The provision of recreational facilities and activities by developing outdoor, land-based projects and facilities to host them for the general public. To advance education by developing and hosting land-based educational programmes. To advance health by offering land-based health focused programmes and workshops. To advance citizenship and community development by creating volunteer programmes and bringing together local residents in community food growing.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £33,959 | £6,279 | 0 | 1 April 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £36,896 | £41,731 | 0 | 28 January 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £18,141 | £18,556 | 0 | 14 February 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £12,535 | £3,724 | 0 | 2 February 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £11,702 | £10,863 | 0 | 15 January 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
- Rosewood, Alexandra Terrace, Forres
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.forresfriends.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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