FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1050862 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Relief of poverty, deprivation, disability in UK and abroad.Particular support given to Christian Oganisations.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£490k

Latest spending

£170k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,522,037, which is above the trustees' stated minimum policy target of £3,000,000. The charity reported a net income increase of £319,924 driven by investment gains, allowing it to maintain its grant-making activities without active fundraising.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (100% of income)

“Total incoming resources 34,568” — page 15

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £3,000,000 (held: £3.5m)

“The Trustees have set the minimum level of reserves at £3,000,000.” — page 4

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Charles James Tapper
Jessica May Campbell
Lucy Lynn Wilson
MARIANNE SYLVIA TAPPER
MICHAEL THOMAS
RONALD STANLEY PILE

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2026	£490k	£170k
05/04/2025	£173k	£311k
05/04/2024	£118k	£242k
05/04/2023	£133k	£246k
05/04/2022	£168k	£219k

Common questions

Is FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,522,037, which is above the trustees' stated minimum policy target of £3,000,000. The charity reported a net income increase of £319,924 driven by investment gains, allowing it to maintain its grant-making activities without active fundraising. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FOREST HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH.

FOREST HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH income £275k
SOUTH HILL PARK TRUST LIMITED income £2.3m
THE CHARLES LITTLEWOOD HILL TRUST income £184k
HILLSIDE EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £213k
FOREST HILL (SHELTERED) HOUSING LIMITED income £257k
THE LADY FORESTER TRUST income £209k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUST	£490k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FOREST HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£275k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH HILL PARK TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£2.3m	more than £60,000	1	unclear	36.3%	material uncertainty
THE CHARLES LITTLEWOOD HILL TRUST FY2025	£184k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HILLSIDE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025	£213k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FOREST HILL (SHELTERED) HOUSING LIMITED FY2025	£257k	—	0	unclear	—	noted

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