# THE FRIENDS OF SHILLINGFORD WOOD

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1192474
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 23, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1192474


## Contact

- **Address:** Hackers, Shillingford St George, Exeter, Devon
- **Postcode:** EX2 9QL
- **Phone:** 01392833183
- **Email:** ian.merrett@btinternet.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO CONSERVE, PROTECT AND IMPROVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE EXISTING ANCIENT WOODLAND KNOWN AS SHILLINGFORD WOOD AND ITS ASSOCIATED, FAUNA AND FLORA. 2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SHILLINGFORD ST GEORGE, DEVON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY WOODLANDS AND GREEN SPACES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE.

**Activities:** The charity "The Friends of Shillingford Wood" fund raised to purchase a small ancient wood just on the edge of the village for the community. The wood is an area that is now community owned, it is a place for nature to thrive, for the public to walk in and a place to offer education in the form of for example, a moth hunt. We strive to encourage community involvement, participation in events.

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Devon



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £9790 | £5576 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £10062 | £2554 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £11889 | £47307 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £58421 | £4881 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Trevor Ridgers Ridgers** (Chair) — appointed April 7, 2025
- Christopher Martin Miller — appointed Dec. 7, 2020
- Claire Marie Dummett — appointed Dec. 7, 2020
- Graham Young Young — appointed Jan. 15, 2025
- Ian James Merrett — appointed Dec. 7, 2020
- Janet Lillie Lillie — appointed July 8, 2025
- Katherine Fryett — appointed Dec. 7, 2020
- Peter James Barwell — appointed Dec. 7, 2020
- Peter Lovell Lovell — appointed Jan. 15, 2025