Forest of Dean Children's Opportunity Centre

Analysis

Forest of Dean Children's Opportunity Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coleford. It was registered in July 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Forest of Dean Children's Opportunity Centre reported income of £279k and spending of £306k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £197k to £279k (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Forest of Dean Children's Opportunity Centre sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Norwich Centre for Personal Professional and Spiritual Development (£279k), Home-Start North Wiltshire (£279k) and Vine Community Trust (£279k).