01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC053147
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- EH1 3LH
OSCR note: This charity has been established to replace Scottish Forestry Trust, SC008465 Scottish Forestry Trust, SC008465 intends to wind up and pass its assets and liabilities to The Scottish Forestry Trust SCIO, SC053147
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Scottish Forestry Trust was established in 1983 and our role is to provide funds by way of grants, to support research, training and education in forestry (in its broadest sense) throughout the UK. The Trust supports projects throughout the whole of the UK provided they can demonstrate a direct benefit to improving knowledge and practise in UK forestry and woodland management. the woodland ecosystem and the processes and products derived from UK woodlands.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The organisation's purposes are: (a) The advancement of education (including through training and research) in forestry and timber technologies in the United Kingdom. (b) The advancement of science including through the promotion of research, the application of science and the results of research to aid technical efficiency in forestry and timber technologies in the United Kingdom. (c) The advancement of environmental protection and/or improvement through promotion of the conservation of rare and special woodlands.
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 2026 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £311,486 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £175,824 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 22 December 2025 |
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
- Lower Ground Floor, 22 Forth Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.scottishforestrytrust.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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