Forum CIO

Analysis

Forum CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hull. It was registered in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Forum CIO reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.2m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £812k to £2.1m (+155%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Forum CIO 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 Rfu Injured Players Foundation (£2.1m), Future Dreams Trust Limited (£2.1m) and The Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom Limited (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £456k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.