Forces in the Community

Analysis

Forces in the Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07245570). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2024, Forces in the Community reported income of £12k and spending of £12k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2024, income fell from £93k to £12k (-87%), an average of -50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 194%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Forces in the Community sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blackburn 83 Round Table Charitable Trust (£12k), Al-Afsar & Rehmat Charity Trust (£12k) and Mercy Centre UK (£12k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.