The National Flood Forum

Analysis

The National Flood Forum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcestershire. It was registered in November 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04349401). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The National Flood Forum reported income of £921k and spending of £851k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £295k to £921k (+212%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The National Flood Forum sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Voluntary Action Cumbria (£914k), The East Durham Employability Trust (£926k) and The British Academy of Management (£913k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 2.2%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Reserves of £695k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.