THE ROYAL FORESTRY SOCIETY
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-10 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£253K
-13.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
+0.1% vs 2023
Employees
9
+28.6% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £263,375 | £317,992 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £135,794 | £2,595 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £291,032 | £252,696 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £2,246,357 | £2,248,952 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £2,246,357 | £2,248,952 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £2,246,357 | £2,248,952 | |
| Average employees | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £307,496 | £328,481 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £66,321 | £69,571 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+20.7%
£263,375 £317,992
-
Cash
-13.2%
£291,032 £252,696
-
Net assets
+0.1%
£2,246,357 £2,248,952
-
Employees
+28.6%
7 9
highest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+6.8%
£307,496 £328,481
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 51.6% | 0.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 3.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 5.78x | 3.83x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ellacotts Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “We were honoured to receive the Patronage of His Majesty King Charles in 2024, and delighted to continue this special bond with His Majesty who was RFS President for our centenary (1982-1983).”
- “The Grants for Resilient Woodlands scheme has continued to develop well, and this year supported the planting of over 75,000 trees.”
- “We were pleased to launch a new collaboration with Moorcroft Pottery at Blenheim Palace on 15 October 2024.”
- “Our first Women in Forestry event saw attendees from across England and Wales come together to share stories about their own career pathways and make connections with others in the sector.”
- “In 2024 we renewed the lease for our premises at The Hay Barns, and we took on an additional suite to accommodate the larger staff team. The new facility (The Hay Stack) is now our new Board room, and the library has been relocated downstairs and made into a valuable additional meeting space.”
- “The website had 218,000 unique users in 2024, a 54.9% year-on-year increase. The Forestry Jobs Board remains the most popular page after the Home Page with a 54.4% year-on-year increase in traffic.”
- “The RFS made the decision at the end of 2024 after several months of review to leave X (formerly known as Twitter). This choice was made after seeing a concerning increase in misinformation, and a lack of regulation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, Christopher Edward | Secretary | 2021-04-26 | — | — |
| FIELD, Alison Blanche | Director | 2022-10-01 | Jul 1956 | British |
| GREGORY, Felix Silas | Director | 2024-02-20 | Nov 1994 | British |
| HAMILTON STUBBER, James Robert | Director | 2024-10-01 | Aug 1954 | British |
| HARRISON, Caroline | Director | 2024-02-20 | May 1973 | British |
| HERBERT, Benjamin Cadoc | Director | 2019-10-01 | Sep 1963 | British |
| LUNDBERG, Cheryl | Director | 2021-10-05 | Sep 1976 | British |
| MORGAN-GILES, Rodney Charles Howard | Director | 2017-06-13 | Aug 1955 | British |
| SCHIAVONE, Harriet Charlotte Christina | Director | 2022-06-07 | May 1984 | British |
| TUBBY, Ian William | Director | 2021-10-05 | Jul 1975 | British |
| VICKERS, Gregory Joseph | Director | 2024-02-20 | Mar 1970 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLOYD, Simon Wingfield Butler | Secretary | 2017-10-03 | 2021-02-28 |
| WHITAKER, John James Ingham, Sir | Secretary | 2004-12-07 | 2008-05-14 |
| WHITTLE, Paul John | Secretary | 2008-05-14 | 2017-10-02 |
| BELL, Susan | Director | 2005-02-19 | 2005-09-30 |
| BESENT, John Irving | Director | 2004-12-07 | 2011-10-01 |
| BOSANQUET, Samuel Anthony John Pierre | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2013-09-30 |
| CAHALAN, Christine Mary, Dr | Director | 2015-10-10 | 2021-10-05 |
| CHURCHILL, Sophie, Dr | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| CLINTON, Gerard Nevile Mark, Lord | Director | 2005-02-19 | 2005-09-30 |
| DENNISON, George | Director | 2022-06-07 | 2023-10-23 |
| DUDLEY, Ian Jonathan | Director | 2010-11-09 | 2019-09-30 |
| FRYER-SPEDDING, John Henry | Director | 2004-12-07 | 2007-09-30 |
| GWILLAM, David | Director | 2016-10-04 | 2022-10-03 |
| HALL, Katherine Jessie | Director | 2018-11-13 | 2024-10-01 |
| HALSEY, Nicholas Guy | Director | 2009-11-17 | 2015-09-30 |
| HAMER, William Meredith | Director | 2005-02-19 | 2007-02-07 |
| HAMILTON, Claud Anthony, Lord | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2009-10-01 |
| HAMILTON STUBBER, James Robert | Director | 2016-10-04 | 2022-10-03 |
| HARRISON, Craig | Director | 2015-04-14 | 2021-04-13 |
| HERBERT, Benjamin Cadoc | Director | 2005-08-17 | 2015-10-05 |
| JACKSON, Amy Fiona Gibb | Director | 2016-10-04 | 2022-10-03 |
| LESLIE, Roderick Walter Archibald | Director | 2009-11-17 | 2015-10-06 |
| SALVIN, William Henry Thomas | Director | 2007-03-20 | 2010-07-06 |
| SCOTT, James Jervoise, Sir | Director | 2017-10-03 | 2024-10-01 |
| SHAPLAND, Ronald Edwin | Director | 2005-03-15 | 2016-02-23 |
| SHIRLEY-PRIEST, Andrew John | Director | 2018-04-10 | 2021-04-13 |
| THOMPSON, Trefor | Director | 2013-06-18 | 2015-07-29 |
| WARDROPER, Rory Kingsley | Director | 2015-10-06 | 2021-10-05 |
| WEISS, Norman David | Director | 2005-02-19 | 2009-01-21 |
| WESTOVER, Stephen Edmund | Director | 2008-03-18 | 2013-03-26 |
| WHITAKER, John James Ingham, Sir | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2017-09-30 |
| WHITAKER, John James Ingham, Sir | Director | 2004-12-07 | 2008-05-14 |
| WHITTLE, Paul John | Director | 2008-05-14 | 2017-10-02 |
| WOODS, Andrew Thomas | Director | 2005-02-19 | 2022-04-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.