The Forget-Me-Not Trust

Analysis

The Forget-Me-Not Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Forget-Me-Not Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £11k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2,577 to £11k (+331%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 296%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Forget-Me-Not Trust sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Edmunds and St Mary Major Charity (£11k), Rotary Club of Northallerton Mowbray Trust Fund (£11k) and Croydon Community Care Service (£11k).