Forest of Avon Trust

Analysis

Forest of Avon Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in January 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06252763). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Forest of Avon Trust reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £370k to £2.3m (+512%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 148%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Forest of Avon Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Area 51 Education (£2.3m), The Venture Trust (£2.3m) and Disability Rights UK (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, investments 3.0% and donations and legacies 2.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.6m. Reserves of £471k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.