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Copy of letter to the Charity Commission
Charity Commission Direct
PO Box 1227 Liverpool LE69 3UG Dear Sir The Woodland Trust According to charity data from CaritasData, the Woodland Trust is spending 46.63% of its voluntary income on fundraising costs while the Salvation Army spends only 2.11% However, this is not the only comparison: Of their voluntary income the National Trust spends 4.59%, the RSPB 9.6% and the John Muir Trust 14.99% on fundraising. These organisations are very much in the same business as the Woodland Trust so why the huge difference? And should those who donate to it not be made aware that almost half of the money they subscribe is not going directly towards the Trust's objectives? I am also concerned that the valuations of the Woodland Trust's "assets" might not reflect the liabilities incurred. After all, who would want to buy woodlands that are for public recreation with all the maintenance and liabilities involved? They probably have little or no commercial value. I do think the Woodland Trust's fundraising costs and property valuations need to be investigated. Yours faithfully Angus Macmillan www.roots-of-blood.org.uk www.killhunting.org www.con-servation.org.uk All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; Second, it is violently opposed; and Third, it is accepted as self-evident. -- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) |
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Copy of letter to the Charity Commission
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... The Woodland Trust According to charity data from CaritasData, the Woodland Trust is spending 46.63% of its voluntary income on fundraising costs while the Salvation Army spends only 2.11% What do they spend it on? Not keeping people signed up as members, it would seem. For Christmas 2005, someone gave me a year's subscription as a gift. You'd have thought that when that membership was about to expire, they'd send me something inviting me to pay up myself in order to keep the membership going. Nope. Not a thing. An opportunity lost for them. and it would have been a very cheap renewal for them. |
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