MERSEY FOREST FOUNDATION
Latest income
£124k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £75,719, which the trustees deem adequate against a policy target of approximately £8,000. The charity reports a sound financial position with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £8K (held: £76k)
“The trustees consider that the ideal level of reserves as at 30th June 2023 would be in the region of £8K being 2 years of core administration costs at their current level for insurance, accounting, governance and general admin.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trustees
- PAUL ANTHONY NOLAN BSC MSCchair
- DAVID PAUL SHAW
- David McAleavy
- Dr Urmila Jha Thakur
- Roger Pearson
- Trevor John Nicoll
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £124k | £49k |
| 30/06/2024 | £58k | £39k |
| 30/06/2023 | £38k | £3k |
| 31/03/2022 | £14k | £5k |
| 31/03/2021 | £40k | £42k |
Common questions
Is MERSEY FOREST FOUNDATION financially healthy?
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £75,719, which the trustees deem adequate against a policy target of approximately £8,000. The charity reports a sound financial position with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY FOREST TRUST | 1 | £1.5m |
| THE TRESANTON TRUST | 1 | £731k |
| THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION | 1 | £200k |
| THE SIMON & ELIZABETH BATEY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £22k |
| THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
| THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £18k |
| Boodles Charitable Trust | 1 | £10k |
| THE NORTHWICK TRUST | 1 | £10k |