{"id":9569,"date":"2020-10-05T15:40:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T14:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/?p=9569"},"modified":"2020-10-05T15:40:59","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T14:40:59","slug":"annual-report-and-accounts-2019-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/annual-report-and-accounts-2019-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Report and Accounts 2019-20"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>We have published our Trustee\u2019s Report and Independent Accounts for the year 2019-20.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>2019-20 at a glance:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>deeply saddened by the death of one our founding trustees, Dr Peter Savill<\/li>\n<li>appointed two new trustees, including our new Chair of Trustees, Sarah Taylor<\/li>\n<li>supported a high-profile research paper on <a href=\"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/ash-dieback-is-predicted-to-cost-15-billion-in-britain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ash dieback<\/a>, based on the work of our last Oxford-Sylva Graduate Scholar Dr Louise Hill<\/li>\n<li>partnered with government to explore ways to make treescapes more resilient<\/li>\n<li>completed a project aiming to make Forest Schools accessible to all children across Britain<\/li>\n<li>launched a suite of resources to support &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/fieldwork\">Fieldwork in the Forest<\/a>&#8216; at secondary schools<\/li>\n<li>with our online auction platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturebid.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NatureBid<\/a>, we helped support environmental outcomes with multiple partners, including natural flood management, reducing nitrate fertiliser usage, and supporting the Woodland Carbon Guarantee<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/suite-myforest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">myForest<\/a> supported 6,000 woodland owners and managers caring for 100,000ha of woodland across Britain<\/li>\n<li>won a contract Defra to develop a new online platform to support <a href=\"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/woodland-creation\">woodland creation<\/a> in the Northern Forest, working in partnership with the Forestry Commission and the Woodland Trust<\/li>\n<li>supported 15+ small-medium enterprises working with wood at the Sylva Wood Centre<\/li>\n<li>delivered training in woodworking to members of the public and schools at the <a href=\"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/woodschool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sylva Wood School<\/a><\/li>\n<li>started work converting another large derelict building at the Sylva Wood Centre, including demonstration of novel thermally-modified hardwoods in its construction<\/li>\n<li>worked with more than 100 volunteers to design and build an Anglo-Saxon house on our estate and welcomed HRH The Countess of Wessex to open it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_9570\" style=\"width: 860px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/about#reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9570\" class=\"wp-image-9570\" src=\"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cover-1024x724.png\" alt=\"Sylva Foundation Annual Report and Accounts 2020\" width=\"850\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cover-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cover-600x424.png 600w, https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cover-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cover-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cover-1536x1086.png 1536w, https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cover-2048x1448.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sylva Foundation Annual Report and Accounts 2020 &#8211; click to download<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Financial Summary<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_9572\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9572\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9572\" src=\"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/funds_2019-20-300x266.png\" alt=\"Sylva Foundation funds 2019-20\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/funds_2019-20-300x266.png 300w, https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/funds_2019-20.png 549w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sylva Foundation funds 2019-20<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Income<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Income (\u00a3472,374) was 38% less compared to the last financial year (\u00a3766,420). 33% of total income was received in donations, the majority (67%) of which were restricted to specific activities. The majority of income for Charitable Activities (\u00a3220,362) came from performance-related grants (\u00a369,380). Income from Trading Activities was \u00a391,535, the majority of which was from business leases at the Sylva Wood Centre.<\/p>\n<p><em>Expenditure and Additions<\/em><br \/>\nTotal expenditure was \u00a3502,777 which included \u00a3253,775 investment (Additions) in ongoing capital building projects at the Sylva Wood Centre. Our overheads (excluding Additions), comprising income generation, admin, and governance, represented 25% of expenditure.<\/p>\n<p><em>Funds<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The charity&#8217;s funds were \u00a31,794,617 at the end of the 2019-20 financial year. 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