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THE WOODLAND TRUST
A
Registered Charity in England and Wales, No 294344, and in Scotland, No
SC038885
Registered Company No 1982873
Registered Office: Autumn Park, Dysart Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire,
NG31 6LL
An extract from the Woodland Trust’s Memorandum and
Articles of Association:
| “The
objects for which the Trust is established are to conserve
restore and
re-establish trees and in particular broad-leaved trees, plants
and all forms
of wildlife in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland and thereby to secure and enhance the enjoyment by the
public of the natural environment of those territories.” |
Background
The Woodland Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission
in England and Wales, No 294344, and with the Office of the Scottish
Charity Regulatory, No SC038885; and is a non-profit making company
limited by guarantee, No 1982873. It has obtained the consent of the
Registrar of Companies to be exempt from the requirement to use the word
“Limited” in its name.
Organisation
The trustees of the Woodland Trust are the directors of the company and
form its Council which is the ultimate governing body. They are
appointed by invitation. The trustees retire every three years and may
offer themselves for re-appointment. The chairman and the chair of the
Finance Committee may normally serve up to 12 years as a trustee,
other trustees may normally serve up to nine years.
The day-to-day responsibilities of the Woodland Trust and its subsidiary
are delegated by the Council to the Chief Executive, the Principal
Officers and the Trust’s staff. The executive staff report back through
full Council meetings or committees.
There is one committee:
- Finance, which also
acts as an Audit Committee and a Remuneration Committee
The Trust’s latest
Annual Review and Accounts together with previous years are available
from
this website.
For the Trust’s Memorandum and Articles of Association
click here.
The trustees currently serving are:
Mrs Dawn J Austwick, OBE, MBA, BA, PhD (hc)
Mr Robert W Brown, OBE, BSc
Mrs Alison J Chmiel, MA, FCMA
Mr Colin Hall, LLB
Ms Sally Horrox
Mr James Humphreys, MA
Dr John B Lake, PhD, MSc, (Chairman)
Dr J Nicola Nicholls, PhD
Mrs Rachel M Thomas, CBE, DL, BA, DSc(hc), FRGS
Professor Michael B Usher, OBE, PhD, DUniv, FIBiol, FRSE
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
The business at the AGM includes the adoption of the accounts, election
of directors and appointment of auditors. The AGM is attended by the
trustees, who are the company’s members under company law.
Woodland Trust (Enterprises) Limited
Woodland Trust (Enterprises) Limited, Company No 2296645, is a wholly
owned subsidiary company of the Woodland Trust and assists it to carry
out its work. All profit earned by the company is donated to the
Woodland Trust under Gift Aid.
Woodland Trust
Farming Limited
Woodland Trust Farming Limited, Company No 6360791, is a wholly owned
subsidiary company of the Woodland Trust and undertakes some farming
activities.
19 June 2008
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