The Forte Charitable Foundation

Analysis

The Forte Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Forte Charitable Foundation reported income of £2.2m and spending of £3.3m, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.2m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 209% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Forte Charitable Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Devon Community Foundation (£2.2m), Fight for Peace International (£2.2m) and Suffolk Family Carers (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 13%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.6m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.