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Forest Sensory Services

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Forest Sensory Services is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, disability.

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What are the key facts about Forest Sensory Services?

Reported income · year ending 2025-07-31
£95,504
Reported spending · year ending 2025-07-31
£80,112
Registered charity number
1142207
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Forge Centre
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Forest Sensory Services (number 1142207) 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 Sensory Services do?

Reduce the impact of sensory impairment by assessing needs and providing access and information on sensory aids, equipment, activities and training. We provide:Education to facilitate independent living;Self help, social contact and mutual support;One-to-one sensory assessments and supply of equipment;Activities and training

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Forest Sensory Services

Answers Forest Sensory Services gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 July 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Forest Sensory Services's highest-paid staff paid?

Forest Sensory Services's annual return for the year ending 31 July 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 records Forest Sensory Services as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Forest Sensory Services's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
07441944 (Companies House)
Also known as
Fss
Where it says it operates
Gloucestershire

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

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 Sensory Services registered for?

Education/trainingDisability

Why is there no Clarity Score for Forest Sensory Services yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Forest Sensory Services. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to Forest Sensory Services?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Forest Sensory Services a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Forest Sensory Services as a registered charity (number 1142207) 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 Sensory Services's charity number?
Forest Sensory Services's charity number is 1142207. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1142207?
Search 1142207 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 Sensory Services do?
Reduce the impact of sensory impairment by assessing needs and providing access and information on sensory aids, equipment, activities and training. We provide:Education to facilitate independent living;Self help, social contact and mutual support;One-to-one sensory assessments and supply of equipment;Activities and training
Does Forest Sensory Services have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Forest Sensory Services. 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 Sensory Services?
Forest Sensory Services's website listed in our register data is http://www.forestsensoryservices.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 Sensory Services's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Forest Sensory Services's annual return for the year ending 31 July 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 Sensory Services?
The register records Forest Sensory Services as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Forest Sensory Services's trustees paid?
Forest Sensory Services's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Forest Sensory Services registered as a charity?
Forest Sensory Services was entered on the register on 2 June 2011. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 07441944).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.