Forest Community Association

Analysis

Forest Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Forest Community Association reported income of £17k and spending of £13k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £4,411 to £17k (+290%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Forest Community Association sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Oxford Foundation (£17k), United Multicultural Centre (£17k) and Peak Forest Reading Room (£17k).