CENTRAL SOMERSET OUTDOOR LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Registered charity 1151284 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WILDERWOODS FOREST SCHOOL

We provide forest school and woodland based activities for all ages. This includes long term therapeutic alternative curriculum for those struggling in school, family play sessions, curriculum enrichment including living history days and projects, holiday play, training and workshops for adults, rural and traditional crafts, conservation volunteering, overnight camps.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE FACILITATION AND PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTDOOR LEARNING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ALL ABILITIES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. The examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts did not comply with applicable requirements, although the report notes a specific disclosure below which is not detailed in the provided text.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• JANE ELIZABETH SWEETMAN MSc Dip EDchair
• Brendan Sweetman
• Eleanor Jane Wynn-Wilson
• Jennifer Eastick
• Marie Barrett
• REUBEN JEFFREY WHITE
• Ursula Casey

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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