ANCIENT TREE FORUM

Registered charity 1071012 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ATF

to promote the protection and preservation of ancient trees, and their associated wildlife, for the benefit of the public;

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Latest income

£156k

Latest spending

£143k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £12,891 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £144,510. This figure significantly exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £36,000, which represents three months of operating costs. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £145k)

“The charity requires unrestricted reserves approximately equal to a minimum of 3 months operating costs, based on actual expenditure for the current year, which this year equates to £36,000.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (23/06/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Richard Powell OBEchair
Cheryl Silvawood · trustee of 1 other charity
Luke Barley
Luminita Holban
Matthew Searle
Michelle Doyle Wildman
Philip Allen Todd
Thomas Boughton
Thomas Hill
Tonia Clark

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£156k	£143k
31/03/2024	£145k	£138k
31/03/2023	£116k	£137k
31/03/2022	£149k	£145k
31/03/2021	£68k	£91k

Common questions

Is ANCIENT TREE FORUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £12,891 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £144,510. This figure significantly exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £36,000, which represents three months of operating costs. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ANCIENT TREE FORUM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ANCIENT TREE FORUM as a grant recipient include CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£500	Conservation Fund
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£500