Forward 4 Wiz Trust

Analysis

Forward 4 Wiz Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Farnborough. It was registered in May 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Forward 4 Wiz Trust reported income of £29k and spending of £11k, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £2,849 to £29k (+932%), an average of +79% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 625%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Forward 4 Wiz Trust sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southampton Choral Society (£29k), The Friends of Kentish Town School (£29k) and Hambrook Village Hall (£29k).