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FORWARD HOUSING

Registered charity 1078391 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FORWARD HOUSING SW · also registered in Scotland as SC045082 (OSCR)

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Latest income
£2.5m
Latest spending
£3.0m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £1.2m for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by gains on property sales and revaluations, despite a loss on charitable activities. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £6.3m, with the charity relying on intra-group support and a transformation plan to maintain financial sustainability.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of relevant costs (held: £6.3m)
“Instead, trustees have determined that they should either maintain, or have access to, sufficient working capital to allow the charity to continue to be managed and to deliver its overall charitable purposes by being able to sustain six months of relevant costs.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Total income
£2.5m
Total spending
£3.0m
Reserves (reported)
£6.3m
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~25.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.5m£3.0m
31/03/2024£2.2m£2.4m
31/03/2023£1.9m£2.3m
31/03/2022£1.7m£2.0m
31/03/2021£2.1m£1.9m

Common questions

Is FORWARD HOUSING financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £1.2m for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by gains on property sales and revaluations, despite a loss on charitable activities. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £6.3m, with the charity relying on intra-group support and a transformation plan to maintain financial sustainability. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.