Gillingham Forest Lands Charity (Otherwise Known As Mere Forest Charity)

Analysis

Gillingham Forest Lands Charity (Otherwise Known As Mere Forest Charity) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in February 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Gillingham Forest Lands Charity (Otherwise Known As Mere Forest Charity) reported income of £36k and spending of £43k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £29k to £36k (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Gillingham Forest Lands Charity (Otherwise Known As Mere Forest Charity) 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 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The St James's Church Growth Trust (£36k), Barnsley Church of the Nazarene (£36k) and Epic Teesside CIO (£36k).