The Forest of Dean Baby Bank

Analysis

The Forest of Dean Baby Bank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cinderford. It was registered in May 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Forest of Dean Baby Bank reported income of £50k and spending of £38k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £8,542 to £50k (+479%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 431%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Forest of Dean Baby Bank sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Human Friendly International (£49k), The Starfish Enterprise Trust Limited (£50k) and Connexions Community Hub (£49k).