# EPHESEA UK

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1130203
- **Other names:** THE FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL UK WORKING GROUP, FSC UK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [06792524](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06792524)
- **Registered:** June 17, 2009
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1130203


## Contact

- **Address:** F S C UK, The Billiard Room, Town Hall, Great Oak Street, Llanidloes
- **Postcode:** Powys
- **Phone:** 01686 413916
- **Email:** info@fsc-uk.org
- **Website:** uk.fsc.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY&#x27;S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THE WORLD’S FORESTS. IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:  (1) RAISING AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF RESPONSIBLY MANAGED FORESTS  (2) PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING A PROGRAMME OF VOLUNTARY FOREST MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION AND CHAIN OF CUSTODY CERTIFICATION  (3) DEVELOPING CONSENSUS AROUND STANDARDS FOR GOOD FOREST MANAGEMENT;  (4) INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT INDEPENDENT FOREST CERTIFICATION

**Activities:** The charity works to promote the FSC system in the UK by:- raising awareness of the value of responsibly managed forests- supporting certificate holders and retailers to maximize the market for FSC products and, thus, increase the demand for certified forests- encouraging maximum participation from the UK in FSC&#x27;s Global Objectives- protecting the integrity of the FSC logo




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Constance McDermott |  | Jan. 20, 2016 |
| Dr Hubertus Jacobus van Hensbergen |  | Feb. 19, 2021 |
| Dr Owen Davies |  | March 27, 2024 |
| HUBERT KWISTHOUT |  |  |
| Ian Baker |  | April 24, 2025 |
| Jon Kirkpatrick |  | April 15, 2015 |
| Julia Griffin |  | April 24, 2025 |
| MIKE BEKIN |  | May 12, 2014 |
| Margaret FitzHerbert |  | Oct. 3, 2024 |
| Maura Catherine Poole |  | Dec. 10, 2021 |
| Steve Jennings |  | Jan. 24, 2020 |




