Forster Institute

Analysis

Forster Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in July 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Forster Institute reported income of £24k and spending of £20k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £25k to £24k (-2.1%), an average of -0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Forster Institute sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dalston Victory Hall (£24k), Sandy Acres Girl Guide Group (£24k) and West Allotment Juniors (£24k).