Children of the Forest

Analysis

Children of the Forest is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in May 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Children of the Forest reported income of £45k and spending of £48k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £49k to £45k (-8.7%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Children of the Forest sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Space4u Cardiff (£45k), The Muslim Welfare Association of Chesterfield and North Derbyshire (£45k) and Fountain Gate Chapel (£45k).

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.