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THE FORWARD TRUST

Registered charity 1001701 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REHABILITATION FOR ADDICTED PRISONERS TRUST, THE ADDICTIVE DISEASES TRUST

Provide a range of services to support individuals, families and communities whose lives are impacted by drug dependency, alcohol and other substance misuse. The charity operates with challenging service users who have complex needs in the community and within the criminal justice system.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£44.4m
Latest spending
£45.8m
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity delivered an operating deficit of £1,377k for the year ending 31 March 2025, driven by increased costs and a one-off income recognition correction. Despite this deficit, total assets remain strong at £5.67 million, and the trustees confirm sufficient resources to sustain the business for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £150,001 - £160,000 — above the median for charities its size (£130k)
“£150,000 - £159,999 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.1m; policy: between £2.1 million and £4.3 million)
“Free reserves as of 31st March 2025 stood at £1.05 million, which is below the target level for free reserves.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Forward Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Kent County CouncilKent County Council (KCC) Skills Programme DPS - SC240120——

Property (HM Land Registry)

11 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £795k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: The Forward Trust — Registered, 38 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 07/02/2024.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (4,973 followers) · instagram (7,002 followers)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£44.4m
Total spending
£45.8m
Cost of raising funds
£89k
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
817

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£44.4m£45.8m
31/03/2024£39.9m£39.9m
31/03/2023£32.9m£33.7m
31/03/2022£34.5m£30.0m
31/03/2021£21.4m£21.5m

Common questions

Is THE FORWARD TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity delivered an operating deficit of £1,377k for the year ending 31 March 2025, driven by increased costs and a one-off income recognition correction. Despite this deficit, total assets remain strong at £5.67 million, and the trustees confirm sufficient resources to sustain the business for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE FORWARD TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £150,001 - £160,000 band.

Who funds THE FORWARD TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FORWARD TRUST as a grant recipient include THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST, GAMBLEAWARE, THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1.1mThe prevention or relief of poverty
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£915k
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£860kRelief of those in need
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£774k
THE JULIA RAUSING TRUSTFY2025£743kRecovery Fund - 2024/25 - 2026/27
GAMBLEAWAREFY2024£497kResearch
GAMBLEAWAREFY2023£497kResearch
THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£220k
THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£120kSupport for former offenders
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£100k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£100k
THE JAGCLIF CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£100kdonation
MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£100kDiscretionary Grants
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATIONFY2022£50k
THE TANAGRA FOUNDATIONFY2022£50ksupport of Action on Addiction
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATIONFY2023£50k
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£45k
THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£45k
LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2025£30k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£30k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUSTFY2022£25k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUSTFY2023£25k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023£24k
THE MACKIE FOUNDATIONFY2024£22k
THE MACKIE FOUNDATIONFY2023£22k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£15k
THE MACKIE FOUNDATIONFY2022£15k
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£12k
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£12k
THE EVERARD FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUSTFY2024£10k
The Keith Howard FoundationFY2025£10kSocial Mobility
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2024£10kYouth
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2023£10kYouth
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2022£10kSocial
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2021£10kAddiction support
PAYNE GALLWEY 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£8k
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2024£8k
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2023£8k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE JOHNSON FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2022£5k
THE JAGCLIF CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kDonations and grants payable in furtherance of objects
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£5kHomelessness
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£4k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/09/2025£496kForward Connect
Greater London Authority09/10/2024£335kThe Forward Trust JSfL 2023-24
Greater London Authority09/10/2024£194kThe Forward Trust JSfL 2024-25
City Bridge Foundation27/10/2023£135kGrant to The Forward Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2021£480kForward Connect
UK government24/06/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
Greater London Authority01/01/2020£150kThe Forward Trust
City Bridge Foundation24/11/2016£123kGrant to The Forward Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund29/09/2011£6k'Skills for Employment Sessions' for prisoners, ex-offenders +recovering ad

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE GERALD MICKLEM CHARITABLE TRUST1£227k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY1£25k
THE BARTLETT FOUNDATION1£21k
DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITED1£20k
Army Benevolent Fund1£15k
THE A M FENTON TRUST1£12k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS1£12k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CHAD, HANDFORTH1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Trust Foundation.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FORWARD TRUST£44.4m£150,001 - £160,000—below—no doubt
The Trust Foundation FY2024£3.0m—0above—no doubt
FORWARD DAY CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£1.6m——unclear—no doubt
FORWARD HOUSING FY2025£2.5m—0unclear—no doubt
TRUE FREEDOM TRUST FY2025£178k—0unclear—no doubt
HF TRUST LIMITED FY2025£85.0m——unclear50.0%material uncertainty

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.