The Family Forge

Analysis

The Family Forge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wigan. It was registered in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, 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 October 2025, The Family Forge reported income of £13k and spending of £22k, spending 168% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £24k to £13k (-44%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Family Forge sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Omushana, Sunshine for Children (£13k), The Cotherstone and Three Chimneys Charity (£13k) and The Evergreen Foundation (£13k).