Forest Furniture Bank

Analysis

Forest Furniture Bank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mitcheldean. It was registered in December 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2024, Forest Furniture Bank reported income of £40k and spending of £24k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2024, income grew from £23k to £40k (+72%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 369%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Forest Furniture Bank sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include House of Favour International Church Wolverhampton (Restoration Centre) (£40k), Oasis Global Trust (£40k) and Forest School Harrow (£40k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.