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Map of charities and companies in Forest of Dean
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Charities are shown at their registered address and companies are grouped by the postcode of their registered office. Select a dot to see who is there and open their profile. A registered address is not always where an organisation works. Zoom in to see more. Sources: Charity Commission, OSCR and the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland via the GovReg place index; Companies House register, 2 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. This map outlines Forest of Dean and its wards. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Organisations based here
Counted by registered address. A charity or company registered here may work elsewhere, and organisations from elsewhere may work here.
How do we know this?
| Figure | Source | Period | Geography | Method and limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisation counts | Charity Commission, Companies House, Department for Education, NHS Public registers, via the GovReg place index Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 | place index build, 10 Oct 2026 | Forest of Dean | Counted by registered address or school postcode Active companies with a registered office in this area (Companies House). A registered office is not an operating location. Charities whose contact postcode (or nearest postcode) is in this area; not all serve only this area. NHS trust head offices located here; services are delivered across wider areas. Open schools in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland located here. |
Who serves this area
Charities, schools and the council. Each name links to its GovReg profile.
Largest charities by income
- The Orchard Trustincome £5.4m · 9 trustees
- The Batsford Foundationincome £2.2m · 4 trustees
- Forest of Dean Crossroads Caring for Carersincome £1.9m · 8 trustees
- Great Oaks Hospiceincome £1.7m · 14 trustees
- Newent Association for The Disabledincome £1.4m · 6 trustees
- The Community of Interbeing Ukincome £1.2m · 10 trustees
- Forest Upcycling Projectincome £998,261 · 9 trustees
- Lydney Dial-A-Ride and Community Transportincome £968,436 · 4 trustees
- The Viney Hill Christian Adventure Centreincome £762,649 · 7 trustees
- Dean Heritage Museum Trustincome £571,993 · 5 trustees
Largest schools by pupils
- Wyedean School and Sixth Form CentreSecondary · 1,024 pupils
- Dene Magna and Sixth FormSecondary · 1,020 pupils
- Newent Community School and Sixth Form CentreSecondary · 976 pupils
- The Dean AcademySecondary · 816 pupils
- Five Acres High SchoolSecondary · 786 pupils
- Forest View Primary SchoolPrimary · 365 pupils
- Sgs Forest High SchoolSecondary · 255 pupils
- Severnbanks Primary SchoolPrimary · 251 pupils
The council
- Forest of DeanCouncillors, wards, party groups and their registered interests
337 charities are registered here; the 327 that report income have a combined income of £29.6m and a median of £11,435. Income is as reported to the Charity Commission, and a charity may spend it elsewhere.
Elected councillors (40)
Forest of Dean has 40 elected councillors in this area. Only elected members are named, as public office holders.
Show all 40 councillors
| Councillor | Party | Ward |
|---|---|---|
| Jamie Elsmore | Independent | Berry Hill |
| Tim Gwilliam | Independent | Berry Hill |
| Alison Bruce | Green Party | Bream |
| Beth Llewellyn | Green Party | Bream |
| Di Martin | Labour Party | Cinderford East |
| Matt Bishop | Labour Party | Cinderford East |
| Stuart Graham | Reform UK | Cinderford East |
| Jacob Edward Sanders | Labour Party | Cinderford West |
| Mark David Turner | Independent | Cinderford West |
| Clive Terence Elsmore | Independent | Coleford |
| Ian Richard Whitburn | Independent | Coleford |
| Patrick Joseph Kyne | Labour Party | Coleford |
| Gill Kilmurray | Liberal Democrats | Dymock |
| Clayton Williams | Conservative and Unionist Party | Hartpury & Redmarley |
| Philip Howard Joseph Burford | Independent | Hartpury & Redmarley |
| David Stephen Tradgett | Green Party | Longhope & Huntley |
| John Charles Francis | Independent | Longhope & Huntley |
| Syd Phelps | Green Party | Lydbrook |
| Alan Preest | Conservative and Unionist Party | Lydney East |
| Andrew Raymond McDermid | Green Party | Lydney East |
| James Arthur Bevan | Independent | Lydney East |
| Harry Joseph Ives | Conservative and Unionist Party | Lydney North |
| Mark Topping | Green Party | Lydney West & Aylburton |
| Jackie Fraser | Green Party | Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook |
| Shaun Stammers | Labour Party | Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook |
| Trevor Benjamin Roach | Green Party | Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook |
| Gill Moseley | Liberal Democrats | Newent & Taynton |
| Jonathan Edward Beeston | Conservative and Unionist Party | Newent & Taynton |
| Julia Denise Gooch | Independent | Newent & Taynton |
| Julie Hudson | Liberal Democrats | Newent & Taynton |
| David Andrew John Wheeler | Green Party | Newland & Sling |
| Andy Moore | Green Party | Newnham |
| Richard William Burton | Green Party | Newnham |
| Jackie Dale | Green Party | Pillowell |
| Bernie O'Neill | Independent | Ruspidge |
| Chris McFarling | Green Party | St. Briavels |
| Adrian Birch | Green Party | Tidenham |
| Johnathan Lane | Green Party | Tidenham |
| Nick Evans | Conservative and Unionist Party | Tidenham |
| Simon Charles Phelps | Independent | Westbury-on-Severn |
Full profiles are on the council page.
Organisations that share board members
Among the 327 largest charities here with trustee data, 106 are linked to at least one other through 80 shared board members. This shows how boards overlap, which is not the same as influence or control, and in small communities the same volunteers often serve more than one cause.
- Lydney War Memorial (Almshouses) Trust and Charity of Richard Gwatkin6 shared board members
- Dame Cecilia Musgrove's Charity and Gilding and Holder Apprenticing Charity5 shared board members
- The Charity Of Mrs Catherine Bovey for The Distribution of Bibles and Other Books in The Ancient Parish of Flaxley, In The County of Gloucester. and Charity of Catherina Bovey for The Benefit of Minister4 shared board members
- Sunday School Charity and Churcham and Bulley National School3 shared board members
- The Charity Of Mrs Catherine Bovey for The Distribution of Bibles and Other Books in The Ancient Parish of Flaxley, In The County of Gloucester. and Mrs Catherina Bovey Fund for Apprenticing3 shared board members
- Charity of Catherina Bovey for The Benefit of Minister and Mrs Catherina Bovey Fund for Apprenticing3 shared board members
- Stroat Church and Day House Trust2 shared board members
- The Missing Peace Trust and Tom Roberts Adventure Centre Ltd.2 shared board members
- The Asha Foundation and The Purie-Harwell Trust2 shared board members
- Churcham Vicar and Churchwardens - Pope Trust and Sunday School Charity2 shared board members
Connections between organisations through shared board members describe how boards overlap. They are not evidence of influence, control or coordination, and many overlaps are ordinary in small communities. Only elected councillors are named. No addresses or other personal details are shown; organisation links point to existing public GovReg profiles.
Sources used on this page
1- Charity Commission, Companies House, Department for Education, NHS England: Organisation registers, via the GovReg place indexA charity or company is counted where its registered address is, which is not necessarily where it works.
Registered offices are not operating locations. Ranks and deciles are never averaged. Census 2021 figures are labelled 2021.