--- title: "Southwood Foundation — charity 1186090 | CharityCompare" description: "Southwood Foundation (charity 1186090): income £13,299 (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/southwood-foundation retrieved: 2026-10-08T04:13:50.742Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1186090Charitable company SF # Southwood Foundation Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Southwood Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, environment/conservation/heritage. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.southwoodfoundation.org/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1186090&subId=0) Work at Southwood Foundation? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=southwood-foundation&type=claim&name=Southwood%20Foundation) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Southwood Foundation? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £13,299 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £30,413 Registered charity number 1186090 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) Horsted Keynes Business Park Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Website [www.southwoodfoundation.org](http://www.southwoodfoundation.org/) Quick answer Southwood Foundation (number 1186090) 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 Southwood Foundation do? The Southwood Foundation was set up to help tackle the biodiversity crisis and climate change through developing new approaches and finding ways of bringing key people, organisations, communities and information together to accelerate progress. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Southwood Foundation Answers Southwood Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Southwood Foundation's highest-paid staff paid? Southwood Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 Southwood Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Southwood Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 31 October 2019 Company number [11668136](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11668136) (Companies House) Also known as Tsf Where it says it operates Throughout England and Wales ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; 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 Southwood Foundation registered for? Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritage ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Southwood Foundation yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Southwood Foundation. 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Southwood Foundation? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. 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A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Southwood Foundation's charity number? Southwood Foundation's charity number is 1186090. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1186090? Search 1186090 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 Southwood Foundation do? The Southwood Foundation was set up to help tackle the biodiversity crisis and climate change through developing new approaches and finding ways of bringing key people, organisations, communities and information together to accelerate progress. Does Southwood Foundation have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Southwood Foundation. 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 Southwood Foundation? Southwood Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.southwoodfoundation.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 Southwood Foundation's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Southwood Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 Southwood Foundation? The register does not record Southwood Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are Southwood Foundation's trustees paid? Southwood Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Southwood Foundation registered as a charity? Southwood Foundation was entered on the register on 31 October 2019. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 11668136). Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1186090&subId=0).