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THE SHERWOOD FOREST TRUST

Registered charity 1119614 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHERWOOD SUPPORTERS, SUPPORT SHERWOOD, THE FRIENDS OF SHERWOOD FOREST, THE SHERWOOD INITIATIVE

Latest income
£379k
Latest spending
£338k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity was in a stronger financial position at the year end than at the start of the accounting period, supported by new funding arrangements allowing for longer-term planning. Total funds decreased slightly from £181,422 to £174,000, with unrestricted reserves standing at £77,036 against a stated policy target of £30,000. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Sherwood Forest Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£379k£338k
31/03/2024£386k£304k
31/03/2023£235k£242k
31/03/2022£233k£200k
31/03/2021£209k£102k

Common questions

Is THE SHERWOOD FOREST TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity was in a stronger financial position at the year end than at the start of the accounting period, supported by new funding arrangements allowing for longer-term planning. Total funds decreased slightly from £181,422 to £174,000, with unrestricted reserves standing at £77,036 against a stated policy target of £30,000. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/11/2024£249k"Sherwood's No Longer Forgotten Lowland Heathlands"
Postcode Lottery01/05/2023£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/07/2020£10k"COVID19: The Sherwood Forest Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/11/2019£151k"The Spirit of Wartime Sherwood"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/02/2017£71k"Building our Resilience - Next Steps"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/03/2015£53k"The Sherwood Forest Trust - Building Our Resilience"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/11/2007£500k"Sherwood: Towards the Best Heritage Forest in the World"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund30/05/2001£3.0m"The Sherwood Initiative"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE NORTHWICK TRUST2£52k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST2£6k
THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST2£5k
COMMUNITY FOREST TRUST1£1.5m
JACOBS FUTURA FOUNDATION1£827k
THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£742k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£650k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£400k

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