Plymouth Tree People

Registered charity 1161565 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PLYMOUTH TREE PARTNERSHIP

Manages a network of volunteers and professionals who work to conserve and improve urban trees.Arranges meetings to educate people about trees. Manages the Family Tree Scheme in Plymouth.Encourages groups to suggest places for new tree planting, and co-ordinates delivery actions.Keeps a record of newly planted trees and ensures they receive the nurture required.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE PLANTING, CARE, NURTURE AND CULTIVATION OF TREES, IN THE LOCAL AUTHORITY AREA OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH.

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

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Plymouth, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity's unrestricted reserves stand at £13,535.33, which the trustees state meets their policy of retaining funds for twelve months of operation, although the document notes that a large proportion of total funds are restricted for specific project aftercare. The charity reported a net increase in funds of £55,319.80 for the year, driven largely by project grants, and maintains a going concern status with strengthened business continuity arrangements.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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

Year-over-year changes

• Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2025) to "below" (FY2026).

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Miller's Cleaning Specialist — “Plymouth Tree People have teamed up with Miller's Cleaning Specialist to keep our young trees watered! If you would like to make a small mon…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Young
• David Mark Curno
• Louise Henry
• Matthew John Underwood
• Penny Tarrant
• Roger Nicholas Atkin

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

Operates in: Plymouth City

Income and spending

Common questions

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ELDER TREE LIMITED (VOLUNTARY VISITING SERVICE).

• THE ELDER TREE LIMITED (VOLUNTARY VISITING SERVICE) income £935k
• THE TREE COUNCIL income £2.8m
• STUMP UP FOR TREES income £437k
• MORE TREES FOR BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET income £166k
• The Recovery Tree Charity income £180k
• INTERNATIONAL TREE FOUNDATION income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.