Forman Charitable Trust
Analysis
Forman Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Borehamwood. It was registered in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Forman Charitable Trust reported income of £176k and spending of £33k, leaving 81% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £36k to £176k (+389%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 228%. Over the whole period it spent 26% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Forman Charitable Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arise Church Lincoln (£176k), Madani Education Centre (£176k) and The Container Based Sanitation Alliance (£176k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The provision of grants and financial assistance for:- prevention and relief of poverty or hardship of those in need- advancement of Jewish education and faith in accordance with the doctrines and tenets of Judaism.- promotion, support and advancement of the visual and performing arts and community participation in healthy recreation and amateur sports
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Arise Church Lincoln | Lincoln | £176k |
| Madani Education Centre | Leicester | £176k |
| The Container Based Sanitation Alliance | London | £176k |
| Pan Asian Women's Association | London | £177k |