The Lady Forester Trust

Analysis

The Lady Forester Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in April 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Lady Forester Trust reported income of £209k and spending of £298k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £229k to £209k (-8.9%), an average of -2.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Lady Forester Trust sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tonic Music for Mental Health Ltd (£209k), One Voice (Immingham District) CIO (£209k) and The Wheelyboat Trust (£209k).