Forty Limited

Analysis

Forty Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02884621). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Forty Limited reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.4m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £1.7m to £1.3m (-22%), an average of -6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Forty Limited sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 The Dandara Charitable Partnership (£1.3m), 'tynwald' Residential Home for the Elderly, Hythe (£1.3m) and Rush House Ltd (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 62% and donations and legacies 38%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Reserves of £4.8m would cover about 41 months of spending at that rate.