Ysgol Goedwig Cymru - Forest School Wales
What it does
Provide an umbrella and support network for workers/volunteers which, through training, regional fora, communication networks and other activities nurtures the development of projects, offers advice and guides best practice for the Forest School Movement in Wales. We aim to be a central voice for Forest School in Wales by involving practitioners through regional representation.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AND RECREATION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NATURAL WOODLAND ENVIRONMENT WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined. in Practice Wales.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £0 and spent £318.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £0 | £318 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £8 | £275 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £0 | £275 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £0 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £569 | £1,062 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 99%, from £569 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £8 in the year to 31 March 2024.
- Spending against income
- It spent 3,438% of its income in the year to 31 March 2024. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 2 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £4,230, awarded in 2008.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2008 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,230 |
Trustees
2 trustees run the charity.
- James KendallChair
- Gregory Woolley
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 30 January 2026, 1 day early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 22 January 2025, 9 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 6 February 2024, 6 days late | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 1 February 2023, 1 day late | Not required |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 7 February 2022, 7 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1103188
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 13 April 2004
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 JANUARY 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 10 MARCH 2004.
- Company number
- 04642634This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.forestschoolwales.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Bridgend
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.