Forward Day Centre Limited
Analysis
Forward Day Centre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in King's Lynn. It was registered in October 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03584750). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Forward Day Centre Limited reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.6m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.6m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Forward Day Centre Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Ahavat Yisroel UK (£1.6m), Bede House Association (£1.6m) and Sisters of the Holy Cross CIO (£1.6m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and trading 3.0%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £840k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 54 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.5%
- Charitable activities 96%
- Trading 3.0%
- Investments 0.4%
- Other 0.1%
In the charity's own words
The Charity aims are the relief and support of vulnerable people, including those with learning or physical disabilities or difficulties, mental health problems, or sensory impairment and those who support or care for them, living in the Counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, and to enable them to lead the lives they choose in the community.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Ahavat Yisroel UK | London | £1.6m |
| Bede House Association | London | £1.6m |
| Sisters of the Holy Cross CIO | Surrey | £1.6m |
| The Graeae Theatre Company Limited | London | £1.6m |