Forest Trust

Analysis

Forest Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nantwich. It was registered in December 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Forest Trust reported income of £15k and spending of £15k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £8,834 to £15k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Forest Trust sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Poor's and Towns' Charities (£15k), Divine Christ Ministries (£15k) and Noor Foodbank Ltd (£15k).