Forestdale Residents Association

Analysis

Forestdale Residents Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in October 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Forestdale Residents Association reported income of £335k and spending of £333k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £110k to £335k (+206%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Forestdale Residents Association sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bromley Trust (£334k), Birmingham Conservation Trust (£337k) and Sophia Point Rainforest Project (£334k).