Forest Town Church Trust

Analysis

Forest Town Church Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Albans. It was registered in October 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04445279). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Forest Town Church Trust reported income of £421k and spending of £360k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £360k to £421k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Forest Town Church Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holy Nation Church (£421k), France Mission (£421k) and South Downs Gospel Hall Trust (£420k).