The Eternal Forest Trust Limited
What it does
Provision of facilities for green burials and dedications; restoration of natural indigenous woodland, amenity woodland accessible to all.
Its charitable purposes
1. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE PROVISION OF WOODLANDS AS A PUBLIC AMENITY;2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UK'S INDIGENOUS WOODLANDS;3. THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A GREEN BURIAL GROUND;4. THE RELIEF OF MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL DISTRESS OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM BEREAVEMENT, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF DEDICATED FACILITIES SUCH AS GATES, BIRD NESTING BOXES OR TRESS IN MEMORY OF THEIR LOVED ONES.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Disability
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Recreation
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined, in Practice National
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 June 2025, it had income of £49,135 and spent £51,726.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £49,135 | £51,726 | Not reported | 30 |
| 30 June 2024 | £39,093 | £48,526 | Not reported | 30 |
| 30 June 2023 | £53,396 | £52,469 | Not reported | 25 |
| 30 June 2022 | £79,933 | £49,055 | Not reported | 20 |
| 30 June 2021 | £37,140 | £34,081 | Not reported | 10 |
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
- Up 32%, from £37,140 in the year to 30 June 2021 to £49,135 in the year to 30 June 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 105% of its income in the year to 30 June 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 June 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Dr Arabella Melville BSC PhD
- Dr Helen Davies Liddle
- Liam Jones
- Louise White
- Manon Llwyd Williams
- Patricia Elizabeth MacDonald
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | 30 April 2026 | Received 16 March 2026, 45 days early | Received 16 March 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | 30 April 2025 | Received 14 April 2025, 16 days early | Received 14 April 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | 30 April 2024 | Received 21 February 2024, 69 days early | Received 21 February 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | 30 April 2023 | Received 13 March 2023, 48 days early | Received 13 March 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | 30 April 2022 | Received 21 April 2022, 9 days early | Received 21 April 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1110801
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 10 August 2005
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25 JUNE 2004, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 15 MAY 2005
- Company number
- 05163451This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.eternalforest.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Gwynedd
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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.