Annual Report

These are currently being converted to electronic format and will be online this year prior to the next AGM.

The Forest Company

This is the Trading Company of the Laggan Forest Trust formed to carry out the detailed management of operations involved in the partnership between Laggan Forest Trust and the Forestry Commission. It has taken over the duties of the Laggan Forestry Initiative which until 1988 acted for the community in negotiations and discussions with the Forestry Commission to develop a pilot project for Community Forest Partnerships.

The main objectives of the Laggan Forest Company are

•  Setting up and Managing the projects.
•  Liasing with the Laggan Forest Trust.
•  Management of the Partnership with the Forestry Commission.
•  Business planning
•  Design Planning

Should you like more details of these projects or if you have any comments, suggestions or ideas please contact the Forestry Office.

Tel /Fax : - 01528 544366

 

Rory Richardson (Director - Joint Chairman)

 

Michael Sharpe (Director)

 

Chris Thompson (Director - Joint Chairman)

Davy Cambell (Director)

 

Jimmy Smith (Director)

 

 

Other Staff and volunteers

 

Fiona Dodds (Company Secretary) worked for 17 years in the insurance industry, her last position was as a Senior Technical Underwriter. She held  Dip CII status from the Chartered Insurance Institute before leaving the industry to live in the Highlands. She now runs a small Bed & Breakfast with her husband and provides secretarial support to him in is role as Chair as well as taking on the duties of Company Secretary. Her interests include history and the environment.

 

James Macdonald (Director Laggan Forest Trust Forestry Company) left for Newfoundland and Canada aged 21, finally settling at Saint John, Newfoundland. He started a mortgage brokerage, mainly utilising Scots insurance companies. He purchased 60 acres of suburban land, and build roads, services and 42 houses and 5 apartment homes. Within the City he built an office building and purchased and renovated older buildings. He returned to the Highlands and purchased and managed a small hotel which he quadrupled the turnover of. 10 years later he retired, his interests are Highland history, genealogy, village affairs and environment. He has just become a Trustee.

 

Jim Langley – (Director Laggan Forest Trust Forestry Company) – took early retirement in January 2002 from a lifetime with the Royal Shakespear Company, at the age of 55. Over a career spanning 38 year he held various stage administration positions but from 1978 until retirement held the position of Production Controller. His responsibilities ranged from control of all production and technical facilities, which included production management, manufacturing departments and stage technical departments for the 5 resident theatres spread across Stratford and London. He was the administration for a staff of over 200 and managed a budget in excess of £2M. He is currently an un-paid Director of LFTFC assisting with the development and delivery of projects.  

 

Amanda (Administration  ) – spending much time in the forest office and keeping us all informed

 

Position Vacant (Secretary)

 

Previous Directors of the Trust and Forest Company and other staff

Simon Dodds, (Director & Chair 2004-2006)  

Jo Cumming (Director & Chair 2003-2006)

David Massey (Director of forest company 2005-2006)  

Graham Grant (Director 2001- 2006)

Roderick Noble (Director 2004-2006)  

Ewan Campbell (Foreman and Consultant 1967-2007 involved in the Forest )

Martyn Jackson (Consultant to the Board 2005-2006)

Glynn Morgan Davies (Consultant to the Board 2004-2006)

Miranda (Forestry Commission Ranger and Frog Hoppers 2003-2007)

 

Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, CSFT is required to provide the general public access to information.

 

CSFT will provide any information requested within 20 working days or an explanation as to why it is unable to do so, either in full or in part. There are, however, exemptions to disclosure contained within the Act. For example, we may withhold information if its disclosure would breach the law of confidentiality or seriously prejudice the commercial interests of any person or organisation.  We may also withhold information which is personal data under the Data Protection Act 1998.

 

Online: much information is available from this website. A link will take you to the relevant page or document

 

By e-mail: if the information you request is not available on this website, but is listed in our publication scheme, we will send it to you by email, wherever practicable. Go to our contact us page for details of the address to write to.

 

By post: All information is available in a paper copy form. Address your request to the Office Co-ordinator and include the following details: the information or documents you want to see, your name and address and your telephone number, so that we can clarify any details, if necessary.

 

No charge will be made for accessing information (unless excessive postage is required).

 

The following sets out the information which is available under this scheme.

 

1: Legal Framework
The company's Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum of Association, Articles of Association, and address of the Registered Office.

Certificate of Incorporation – paper copy

Memorandum of Association – paper/electronic copy

Articles of Association – paper/electronic copy

Address of Registered Office - paper/electronic copy

 

2: Financial Resources

The Annual Accounts and Auditors' Report (from 2002).Available in the Forest Office
Format - paper copy.  Available - the Annual Accounts will be available 4 weeks after LFT's AGM

 

3: Board Meetings
Agendas and minutes of Board meetings (from 2002).

(Sometimes they have to be an abridged version due to the commercial activity of the Forest Company)
Format - paper copy. Available - agendas and minutes are available 8 weeks after they have been approved.

4: Directors
Current LFT Directors are:

Mr J Smith (Director)
Mr C Thompson (Director - Joint Chairman)
Mr R Richardson (Director- Joint Chairman)
Mr D Cambell (Director)
Mr M Sharpe (Director)

Directors serve on LFT Board which meets monthly. In addition to attendance at Board meetings (including the AGM), Directors may also be invited to attend or represent the LFT at meetings, shows and tours involving members, partners, clients or the Scottish Executive by the Chairman and/or Chief Executive.

 

5:Responsibility

 

COMPLAINTS

If you are unhappy with any aspect of this publication scheme, you can complain to Mr Jim Langley

If we are unable to resolve any complaint, you can complain to the Scottish Information Commissioner, who oversees the Act, at:

 

The Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9DS
Tel: 01334 464610, Fax: 01334 464611
E-mail: enquiries@itspublicknowledge.info, Website: www.itspublicknowledge.info

 

Laggan Forest Trust will ensure that these rights are met, where possible, and that all reasonable actions will be taken to ensure the widest possible access to its services. LFT recognises the rights of disabled people to have access to the services and facilities it provides.

 

• give priority to upgrading sites where it is possible to improve disabled access, whilst recognising that it may not be able to make all sites or facilities fully accessible.
•  ensure that the needs of disabled people are fully considered in all decision-making processes
•  ensure that all staff are aware of the needs of disabled people as appropriate to the role they undertake within the organisation.

Laggan Forest Trust is a registered charity created to conserve, regenerate and promote restoration of native and other woodlands, to maintain, improve and extend paths within and linking such woodlands within the geographical region of Laggan. To foster and develop community participation in woodland activities and support local and national initiatives which aim to extend native woodlands significantly within Scotland by improving the cultural, educational and recreational aspects of native woodlands. To increase sustainable economic use of the woodlands for the benefit of the community, and to develop and nurture interest in the woodland environment as a sustainable resource for now and the future.

The responsibility for managing, maintaining and the general implementation lies with the board of the Laggan Forest Trust.

Laggan Forest Trust is an environmentally conscious and responsibe group. To carry out this commitment, it is the Trust's policy to strive to ensure that all aspects of any activities or projects have the least harmful effect on the environment by implementing an environmental management system.

1. To be fully aware of all environmental legislation and ensure that regulatory requiements are met and, where feasible, improve upon.

2. To consider all the impacts of its activities on the environment and to adopt cost effective practices that eliminate or minimise negative environmental impacts.

3. To define, prioritise and mitigate existing environmental problems.

4. To manage projects in a way that conserves natural resources, prevents pollution and is protective of the environment.

5. To use renewable energy resources wherever practicable.

6. To anticipate and address potential future environmental problems before they pose a threat.

7. To keep waste production to a minimum, recycle and reuse, and search for, new ways to reduce waste.

8. To review this policy annually.

 

A signed copy is held by the Trust and was signed by Duncan Spence 1st September 2005