Forest Upcycling Project
Analysis
Forest Upcycling Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cinderford. It was registered in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Forest Upcycling Project reported income of £998k and spending of £962k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £468k to £998k (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Forest Upcycling Project sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Friends of Chatzer Hakodesh Viznitz (£998k), South Tyneside Citizens Advice Bureau (£999k) and Ner Yisroel Educational Trust (£997k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 3.3%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 14%. Reserves of £120k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 37 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 3.3%
- Charitable activities 97%
In the charity's own words
The Forest Upcycling Project collects unwanted furniture and electrical goods in the Forest of Dean and works with disabled and unemployed people to repair and upcycle it selling to everyone, but to low income families at very reduced rates (and if needed free). Groups benefitting include people that believe in reuse and recycling, disabled, unemployed and philanthropists willing to volunteer.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| British Friends of Chatzer Hakodesh Viznitz | London | £998k |
| South Tyneside Citizens Advice Bureau | South Shields | £999k |
| Ner Yisroel Educational Trust | London | £997k |
| The East Lancashire Masonic Charity | Bury | £1000k |