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Registered charity · No. 1199728CIO

Forest Kids

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

Forest Kids is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, religious activities.

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What are the key facts about Forest Kids?

Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31
£12,293
Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31
£9,657
Registered charity number
1199728
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Fox Hills Lane
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Forest Kids (number 1199728) 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 Kids do?

Forest Kids exists to enable children and young people in the Ash area and beyond to find a place of belonging where they can explore the Christian faith, improve their mental and physical wellbeing, and cultivate an interest in and care for the natural environment. This is done through regular age-appropriate group activities in a woodland setting.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Forest Kids

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

How much are Forest Kids's highest-paid staff paid?

Forest Kids's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Kids as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

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

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Hampshire · Surrey

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

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 Kids registered for?

Education/trainingReligious Activities

Why is there no Clarity Score for Forest Kids yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Forest Kids. 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

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Frequently asked questions

Is Forest Kids a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Forest Kids as a registered charity (number 1199728) 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 Kids's charity number?
Forest Kids's charity number is 1199728. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1199728?
Search 1199728 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 Kids do?
Forest Kids exists to enable children and young people in the Ash area and beyond to find a place of belonging where they can explore the Christian faith, improve their mental and physical wellbeing, and cultivate an interest in and care for the natural environment. This is done through regular age-appropriate group activities in a woodland setting.
Does Forest Kids have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Forest Kids. 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 Kids?
Forest Kids does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
How much is Forest Kids's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Forest Kids's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 Kids?
The register does not record Forest Kids as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Forest Kids's trustees paid?
Forest Kids's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Forest Kids registered as a charity?
Forest Kids was entered on the register on 20 July 2022.

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.