Registered charity · Oxford
The Proforest Initiative
- 3 trustees
- Income £1.1m (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Gabon and more
- Website
- www.proforestinitiative.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Proforest Initiative
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£1.1m£1.0m
- 2023£1.5m£1.6m
- 2022£2.6m£2.6m
Earlier years
- 2021£2.2m£2.2m
- 2020£2.0m£2.1m
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 15%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1.TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BY:(A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES.(B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.(C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS ¶DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.÷ 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Dr Christopher Alexander Elliott Chair since 2022
- Bengt Anders Lindhe since 2022
- Jenny Elizabeth Mcinnes since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Dr Christopher Alexander Elliott Chair since 2022
- Bengt Anders Lindhe since 2022
- Jenny Elizabeth Mcinnes since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
4.7 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 2.5 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1137523
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 JUNE 2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ENTERED ON COMPANIES REGISTER 12 OCTOBER 2010.
- Companies House
- Company number 07293440 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01865243439 · info@theproforestinitiative.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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