The Foresters Homes Trust

Analysis

The Foresters Homes Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in July 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Foresters Homes Trust reported income of £136k and spending of £147k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £98k to £136k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Foresters Homes Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sir John Perrot Trust (£136k), Mrs G a H Grundy's Charity (£136k) and The Hartley Cottage Homes (£135k).