FORUM FOR THE FUTURE

Registered charity 1040519 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FORUM FOR THE FUTURE

Forum for the Future works in partnership with leading organisations in business and the public sector. Our vision is of business and communities thriving in a future that is environmentally sustainable and socially just. We inspire and challenge organisations with positive visions of a sustainable future; deliver practical ways to realise those visions; and train leaders to bring about change.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted surplus of £36,000 in 2025, marking a return to surplus after three years of deficits. Total net assets increased to £3,435,000, which the Trustees describe as the highest level in the organisation's history. However, free reserves of £345,000 remain below the stated policy target of £849,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

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

• CTPA, Forum for the Future Launch Sustainability Handbook to Support Cosmetics and Personal Care Companies cosmeticsandtoiletries.com · 02/06/2026
• Forum for the Future chooses new CEO as Sally Uren steps down edie.net · 11/12/2024
• Forum for the Future: LKQ Industry Client Forum sparks insight among aftermarket professionals collisionrepairmag.com · 06/11/2024
• FAO Chief Economist Máximo Torero addresses the 2024 edition of the Forum for the Future of Agriculture fao.org · 26/03/2024
• Jiehui Kia leaves Forum for the Future after 7 years - Eco-Business eco-business.com · 09/11/2020
• Forum for the Future: Finding the ‘holy grail’ of sustainability politics.co.uk · 10/07/2013
• Clinton At Forum For The Future - VOA editorials.voa.gov · 15/01/2011
• Forum for the Future Opening Session - 2001-2009.state.gov 2001-2009.state.gov · 12/11/2005

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02959712

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• Hannah Pathak — Chief Executive Officer (source)
• Dr Sally Uren OBE — Executive Director and Chief Acceleration Officer (source)
• Josh Weinberg — Director, Finance (source)
• Kristin Ruby — Director of Engagement & Partnerships (source)
• James Payne — Director, Future-fit Business (source)
• Roberta Eardland — Director, Impact and Capabilities (source)

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Bentley Environmental Foundation — “Developed in partnership with Bentley Environmental Foundation, the BTC 2.0 is a practical guide to help businesses navigate complexity and …” (source page)
• The Earthshot Prize — “A Forum for the Future initiative in partnership with The Earthshot Prize, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and Trane Technologies.” (source page)
• Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors — “A Forum for the future initiative in partnership with The Earthshot Prize, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and Trane Technologies.” (source page)
• Trane Technologies — “A Forum for the future initiative in partnership with The Earthshot Prize, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and Trane Technologies.” (source page)

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.

• MCCOMBIE, Bruce — director, appointed 26/06/2025on trustee list
• GIBSON, Emily Kathryn — director, appointed 26/06/2025on trustee list
• SUBRAMANIAN, Deepak — director, appointed 20/06/2023on trustee list
• IYER, Deepa — director, appointed 20/06/2023on trustee list
• BUSHBY, Emily Jane — director, appointed 04/10/2022on trustee list
• CLIFTON, Rita Ann — director, appointed 01/12/2020not on trustee list
• WATES, Jonathan Giles Macartney — director, appointed 24/06/2019on trustee list
• ERSBØLL CHRISTOFERSEN, Charlotte — director, appointed 24/06/2019not on trustee list
• MCGONIGAL, Laura — director, appointed 24/06/2019on trustee list
• WEINBERG, Joshua Rodney — secretary, appointed 12/06/2025

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rita Clifton CBEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Bruce McCombie
• Charlotte Ersboll Christofersen
• Deepa Iyer
• Deepak Subramanian
• Emily Jane Bushby
• Emily Kathryn Gibson
• Jonathan Giles Macartney Wates
• Laura McGonigal

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

Operates in: India · Singapore · Throughout England · United States

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FORUM TRUST LIMITED.

• THE FORUM TRUST LIMITED income £3.7m
• FUTURE income £268k
• Future Men income £1.2m
• HOPE FOR THE FUTURE income £422k
• Foundation For Future London income £1.5m
• CIVIC FUTURE income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

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