THE FORUM @ GREENWICH
-+ Manage buildings-+ Tenancies to voluntary organisations-+ Room hire G++-¦+--¬ Fully accessible meeting space-+ High quality catering & Training Project-+ Cleaning & maintaining public buildings-+ Conference services-+ Events management-+ Youth Services-+ Support Tenants, residents and small un-funded groups-+ Volunteering programme
Objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF GREENWICH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN SUCH A MANNER, BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE, AS THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FORMER, THE PROVISION OF A CENTRE FOR THE USE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS AND OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £8,073 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,207,200 to £1,199,127. The trustees consider the current reserve fund of approximately £50,000 to be adequate against their policy target of three months' operating costs. Despite high energy and maintenance costs, the trustees confirm the charity is in a financially stable position.
What the accounts disclose
“At present, the reserve fund is around £50,000, which the Forum Trustees consider adequate.” — page 9
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- TIM ANDERSONchair
- Claire Vince
- Daniel Bright
- Janice D'Costa
- Mario Theodosiou
- Natasha Barrington
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £461k | £469k |
| 31/03/2024 | £447k | £510k |
| 31/03/2023 | £407k | £460k |
| 31/03/2022 | £364k | £393k |
| 31/03/2021 | £402k | £425k |
Common questions
Is THE FORUM @ GREENWICH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £8,073 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,207,200 to £1,199,127. The trustees consider the current reserve fund of approximately £50,000 to be adequate against their policy target of three months' operating costs. Despite high energy and maintenance costs, the trustees confirm the charity is in a financially stable position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/06/2016 | £10k | The Forum's 5 Feel-good Clubs |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/01/2007 | £48k | A new CVS for the Borough of Greenwich |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/03/2006 | £77k | C.Y.P.S.E.G. (Children & young people's services in East Greenwich) |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH | 1 | £183k |
| YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER | 1 | £20k |
| THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £12k |
| DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND | 1 | £5k |
| THE KUPAH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| PARKLAKE CHARITY TRUST | 1 | £2k |
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- NHS GREENWICH CHARITABLE FUNDS
- BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH
- SHINE@NECHELLSPOD
- EMMAUS STAFFORDSHIRE
- THE CIRENCESTER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE FORUM @ GREENWICH | £461k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| NHS GREENWICH CHARITABLE FUNDS | £134k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH | £133k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SHINE@NECHELLSPOD | £186k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EMMAUS STAFFORDSHIRE | £560k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE CIRENCESTER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD. | £182k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |