Bromley Children and Families Voluntary Sector Forum

Analysis

Bromley Children and Families Voluntary Sector Forum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bromley. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bromley Children and Families Voluntary Sector Forum reported income of £589k and spending of £565k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £41k to £589k (+1351%), an average of +95% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 391%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bromley Children and Families Voluntary Sector Forum sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Together Dementia Support (£589k), Matthew's Hub (£590k) and The Markfield Project Limited (£588k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and charitable activities 3.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £151k. Reserves of £6,727 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.