THE NATIONAL FOREST COMPANY
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The National Forest Company works to conserve, protect and enhance the environment in general and specifically in the National Forest, for public benefit; in particular woodland creation & management; promotion of urban and rural regeneration and training, education and research.
Latest income
£10.2m
Expenditure
£9.3m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £5.6m | £3.5m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £5.8m | £5.2m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £12.3m | £5.9m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £7.2m | £8.0m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £10.2m | £9.3m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £1.3m |
| Charitable activities | £8.7m |
| Trading | £81k |
| Investment income | £109k |
| Total income | £10.2m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £8.3m |
| Raising funds | £909k |
| Grants to institutions | £2.2m |
| Governance | £90k |
| Total expenditure | £9.3m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £683k |
| Total funds | £16.8m |
| — restricted | £486k |
| — unrestricted | £16.3m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £16.8m |
| Cash | £1.6m |
People
| Employees | 42 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Recreation
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.