Registered charity · No. 1155616Charitable company
FS
Forest School Association
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Forest School Association is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, environment/conservation/heritage.
Forest School Association (number 1155616) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Forest School Association do?
The FSA is the professional body and dedicated voice for Forest School (FS) within the UK. We are devoted to promoting quality Forest School for all.Communicate a strong, clear vision of what FS is; development of FS qualification curriculum content; support the increase of FS opportunities; a focus of FS good practice/research and a commitment to work alongside others with similar aims
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Forest School Association
Answers Forest School Association gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Forest School Association's highest-paid staff paid?
Forest School Association's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Forest School Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Forest School Association's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Forest School Association registered for?
Why is there no Clarity Score for Forest School Association yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Forest School Association.
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Is Forest School Association a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Forest School Association as a registered charity (number 1155616) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Forest School Association's charity number?
Forest School Association's charity number is 1155616. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1155616?
Search 1155616 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Forest School Association do?
The FSA is the professional body and dedicated voice for Forest School (FS) within the UK. We are devoted to promoting quality Forest School for all.Communicate a strong, clear vision of what FS is; development of FS qualification curriculum content; support the increase of FS opportunities; a focus of FS good practice/research and a commitment to work alongside others with similar aims
Does Forest School Association have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Forest School Association. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Forest School Association?
Forest School Association's website listed in our register data is http://www.forestschoolassociation.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Forest School Association's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Forest School Association's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Forest School Association?
The register does not record Forest School Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Forest School Association's trustees paid?
Forest School Association's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Forest School Association registered as a charity?
Forest School Association was entered on the register on 4 February 2014. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 08164851).