The Forgiveness Project

Analysis

The Forgiveness Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05042288). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Forgiveness Project reported income of £141k and spending of £81k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £177k to £141k (-20%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Forgiveness Project sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Martin Foundation (£141k), The Modern Law Review Limited (£141k) and The Horners Charity Fund (£141k).