Forum CIO
Registered charity 1107013 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTH BANK FORUM FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS CIO, NORTH BANK FORUM FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS LTD, NORTHBANK FORUM FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS CIO, NORTHBANK FORUM FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS LTD
TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE COMMUNITY OF YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER. IN PARTICULAR, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH, AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS AND TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SAME BY BRINGING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES WITHIN THAT AREA OF BENEFIT.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £178,055 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a reduction of unrestricted reserves to £455,659. The Trustees consider this reserve level, equivalent to just under three months' running costs, to be appropriate and prudent for maintaining operational stability. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Contract income (58% of income)
“Services provided under contract 1,203,467”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months' expenditure (held: £456k)
“It is Forum’s policy to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level equivalent to between three and six months’ expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Fawley Judge & Easton. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Pippa Robson — Co-Chief Officer (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.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Catherine Mary Bishop
- Jack Andrew Moore
- Kay Stevenson
- Petronella van der Zande
- Priscah Oluotch
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Calderdale · City Of York · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City · North East Lincolnshire · North Lincolnshire · North Yorkshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Forum CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £178,055 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a reduction of unrestricted reserves to £455,659. The Trustees consider this reserve level, equivalent to just under three months' running costs, to be appropriate and prudent for maintaining operational stability. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Fawley Judge & Easton.
Who funds Forum CIO?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Forum CIO as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST AIDANS SOUTHCOATES.
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