Forces Online CIO

Analysis

Forces Online CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in April 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Forces Online CIO reported income of £73k and spending of £74k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £77k to £73k (-4.6%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Forces Online CIO sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Feeding Humanity (£73k), Driven (£73k) and Arun Community Transport (£73k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.