Forest School Association

Analysis

Forest School Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mildenhall. It was registered in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08164851). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Forest School Association reported income of £143k and spending of £154k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £87k to £143k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Forest School Association sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Sherborne Abbey (£143k), Cornwall Climate Care (£144k) and The Chislehurst Society CIO (£143k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.