The Enchanted Forest Community Trust is the registered charity solely responsible for the creation and delivery of Scotland’s premier sound and light show, The Enchanted Forest.
Operated by a voluntary board of Trustees, they oversee the running and implementation of the event to the direct benefit of Highland Perthshire.
The organisation has operated since 2010 as a charitable trust, creating economic wealth and redistributing event surpluses to local community groups and charities to directly benefit the community. Prior to this, the event was run by a community interest company. Under the Trust’s direction, The Enchanted Forest has grown from attracting around 19,000 visitors to over 80,000 visitors every Autumn and contributing over £7.5 million to the local economy. The first Enchanted Forest event was held in 2002.
The aim of the charity is to primarily, but not exclusively, to benefit the community of Highland Perthshire defined by postcode districts PH8, PH9, PHIS, PH16, PHI7 and PH18.
Specific objectives are:
To advance the arts, heritage, culture and science of the area by supporting, managing, promoting and developing quality events which enhance and celebrate the natural and cultural resources of the area and encourage education and participation therein
To provide funding to charities, clubs and organisations primarily, but not exclusively, working in the area or providing benefit in the area, to enable them to implement, or assist in the implementation of, their own projects the purposes of which promote any of the following:
- The advancement of arts, heritage, culture or science
- The advancement of community development and environmental protection or improvement
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of public participation in sport or the provision or organisation of recreational facilities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- Relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.