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Royal Scottish Forestry Society

SC002058Registered charity from 14 July 1899
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
This SCIO was incorporated on 8 May 2017 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC002058 - Royal Scottish Forestry Society, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 14 July 1899.
Charity Information:
Address c/o James Anderson & Co
Pentland Estate
Straiton
Edinburgh
Postcode EH20 9QH
Website www.rsfs.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The objects for which the Society is established are— (1) promoting the excellence of forestry in Scotland and the wider world for the benefit of the present and future generations; (2) bringing the influence of the Society fully to bear on the governments of the day and its agencies in the formulation and execution of forest policy; (3) bringing forestry principles, objectives and benefits to the notice of the public by education, advertisement, exhibition and all means acceptable to the Society’s Board. (4) holding meetings for discussion and interchange of information and ideas; (5) publishing a journal, annually or more often, and by publishing or circulating periodical or other literature containing information regarding forestry; (6) promoting the application of science, research and technical efficiency in forestry and forest management; (7) promoting and reviewing education in forestry and by holding examinations in forestry and granting diplomas therein and working with other bodies in such activities and by maintaining a library; (8) organising, authorising, directing, assisting and encouraging, expeditions, excursions, demonstrations, exhibitions, experiments and investigations connected with forestry or kindred sciences to be undertaken in any part of Britain or abroad; (9) furthering liaison between different sections of the industry and other organisations involved with the land. (10) assisting members of the Society who seek to employ or be employed within the forest industry; (11) organising regional activities under the direction of the Board in all parts of Scotland or any other means that the Board may deem necessary.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The Society has existed since 1854 to promote education in the forestry sector though publishing Scottish Forestry (since 1858), events supporting practical education and prizes and awards.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 08 May 2017
Previous Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Previous Constitutional Form Date: 14 Jul 1899
Main Operating Location: Dumfries And Galloway
Number of Staff: 1
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "the advancement of environmental protection or improvement"
Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "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"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Dec 2021 £121,283 £120,085 30 May 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £157,860 £100,437 15 Sept 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £173,285 £78,632 15 Nov 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £116,158 £87,359 30 Sept 2025 Yes Download
31 Dec 2025 No Annual Information due by 30 Sept 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
No charity trustee information available
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