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The Scottish Forestry Trust SCIO

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC053147
Status
Active
Registered
Feb. 28, 2024
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
Lower Ground Floor
22 Forth Street
Edinburgh
EH1 3LH

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

The Scottish Forestry Trust was established in 1983 and our role is to provide funds by way of grants, to support research, training and education in forestry (in its broadest sense) throughout the UK.  The Trust supports projects throughout the whole of the UK provided they can demonstrate a direct benefit to improving knowledge and practise in UK forestry and woodland management. the woodland ecosystem and the processes and products derived from UK woodlands.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: 4 The organisation's purposes are: (a) The advancement of education (including through training and research) in forestry and timber technologies in the United Kingdom. (b) The advancement of science including through the promotion of research, the application of science and the results of research to aid technical efficiency in forestry and timber technologies in the United Kingdom. (c) The advancement of environmental protection and/or improvement through promotion of the conservation of rare and special woodlands.

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
UK and overseas

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2026 £0 £0 1
March 31, 2025 £311,486 £175,824 1