Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Forest Upcycling Project is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, environment/conservation/heritage.
Forest Upcycling Project (number 1158797) 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 Upcycling Project do?
The Forest Upcycling Project collects unwanted furniture and electrical goods in the Forest of Dean and works with disabled and unemployed people to repair and upcycle it selling to everyone, but to low income families at very reduced rates (and if needed free). Groups benefitting include people that believe in reuse and recycling, disabled, unemployed and philanthropists willing to volunteer.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Forest Upcycling Project
Answers Forest Upcycling Project gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 1 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Forest Upcycling Project's highest-paid staff paid?
Forest Upcycling Project's annual return for the year ending 1 June 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.
Where does Forest Upcycling Project's money come from?
Forest Upcycling Project reported £998k total income for the year ending 1 June 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £965k (97%), donations and legacies £33k (3%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£965k · 97%
Donations and legacies£33k · 3%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Forest Upcycling Project 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 Upcycling Project's annual return for the year ending 1 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Gloucestershire · Monmouthshire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services; Other Charitable Activities.
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 Upcycling Project registered for?
Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEnvironment/conservation/heritage
Why is there no Clarity Score for Forest Upcycling Project yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Forest Upcycling Project.
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The register data used for this profile lists Forest Upcycling Project as a registered charity (number 1158797) 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 Upcycling Project's charity number?
Forest Upcycling Project's charity number is 1158797. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1158797?
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What does Forest Upcycling Project do?
The Forest Upcycling Project collects unwanted furniture and electrical goods in the Forest of Dean and works with disabled and unemployed people to repair and upcycle it selling to everyone, but to low income families at very reduced rates (and if needed free). Groups benefitting include people that believe in reuse and recycling, disabled, unemployed and philanthropists willing to volunteer.
Does Forest Upcycling Project have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Forest Upcycling Project. 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 Upcycling Project?
Forest Upcycling Project's website listed in our register data is http://www.forestupcyclingproject.com. 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 Upcycling Project's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Forest Upcycling Project's annual return for the year ending 1 June 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.
Where does Forest Upcycling Project's money come from?
Forest Upcycling Project reported £998k total income for the year ending 1 June 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £965k (97%), donations and legacies £33k (3%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Forest Upcycling Project?
The register records Forest Upcycling Project 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 Upcycling Project's trustees paid?
Forest Upcycling Project's annual return for the year ending 1 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Forest Upcycling Project registered as a charity?
Forest Upcycling Project was entered on the register on 6 October 2014.