Forces Children's Trust
Analysis
Forces Children's Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Epsom. It was registered in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides other finance and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Forces Children's Trust reported income of £83k and spending of £99k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £69k to £83k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Forces Children's Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Both Parents Matter (£83k), Woodley Community Carnival (£83k) and Lions Club of Wanstead and Woodford (£82k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To assist any dependant children who are in need, whose father or mother has died or has sustained life-changing injuries whilst serving as a member of the Armed Forces and such other occupations as determined from time to time by the trustees.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Both Parents Matter | London | £83k |
| Woodley Community Carnival | Reading | £83k |
| Lions Club of Wanstead and Woodford | Essex | £82k |
| Burton Green Village Hall | Warwickshire | £84k |