Drive Forward Foundation

Analysis

Drive Forward Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02688742). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Drive Forward Foundation reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £941k to £1.5m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Drive Forward Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Methodist Church (UK) (£1.5m), Lyng Community Association (£1.5m) and The Feed Foundation (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 66%, charitable activities 31% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.2%. Reserves of £902k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.