The Proforest Initiative

Analysis

The Proforest Initiative is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in August 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07293440). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Proforest Initiative reported income of £2.6m and spending of £1.4m, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £2.6m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 145%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Proforest Initiative sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Solidarity International (£2.6m), Child Dynamix (£2.6m) and Kharis Ministries (£2.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81% and charitable activities 18%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate.