01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 31 August 1994
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02959712
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £6,864,000
- Latest expenditure
- £5,596,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Studio 4, The Trampery, 239 Old Street, LONDON, EC1V 9EY
Website recorded by the regulator: www.forumforthefuture.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £6,864,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,596,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,561,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,601,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,855,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,443,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £6,375,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,418,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £5,127,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,385,000
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 9 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £6,864,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,596,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,561,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,601,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 12
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 19 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,855,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,443,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £6,375,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,418,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 22 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £5,127,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,385,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £15,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 4
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 9 September 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 49000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6795000
- Income Investments
- 20000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6864000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £61,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,535,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5596000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 201000
- Expenditure Governance
- 86000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1375000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 47000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -124000
- Reserves
- £345,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 23000
- Assets Own Use
- 23000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,275,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £863,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,435,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 856000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 7000
- Assets Cash
- £930,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 368000
- Funds Restricted
- 3067000
- Funds Total
- 3435000
- Count Employees
- 70
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 25000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6520000
- Income Investments
- 16000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6561000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £102,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,499,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6601000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 83000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1515000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 61000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 2000
- Reserves
- £308,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 43000
- Assets Own Use
- 43000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,421,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,173,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,291,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1160000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 13000
- Assets Cash
- £1,333,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 332000
- Funds Restricted
- 1959000
- Funds Total
- 2291000
- Count Employees
- 79
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 19 September 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 10000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6845000
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6855000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £183,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,260,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6443000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 75000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1582000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 23000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £579,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 34000
- Assets Own Use
- 34000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,502,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,207,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,329,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1207000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,246,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 613000
- Funds Restricted
- 1716000
- Funds Total
- 2329000
- Count Employees
- 77
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 41000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6334000
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6375000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £206,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,212,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6418000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 431000
- Expenditure Governance
- 64000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1602000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 58000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 6000
- Reserves
- £861,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 42000
- Assets Own Use
- 42000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,223,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,311,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,954,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1311000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,292,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 903000
- Funds Restricted
- 1051000
- Funds Total
- 1954000
- Count Employees
- 73
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 22 September 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 170000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4957000
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5127000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £290,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,095,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5385000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 45000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1302000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 81000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -15000
- Reserves
- £1,027,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 116000
- Assets Own Use
- 116000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,371,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,496,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,991,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1488000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 8000
- Assets Cash
- £1,839,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1117000
- Funds Restricted
- 874000
- Funds Total
- 1991000
- Count Employees
- 76
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- India
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- United States
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Singapore
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FORUM FOR THE FUTURE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1994-08-31T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17/08/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/12/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/07/2004NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 25/04/2013 as amended on 29 Oct 2021 as amended on 06 Dec 2021
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STUDIES AS THEY RELATE TO INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES, SOCIETY AT LARGE AND THE PLANET AS A WHOLE, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THEIR INTER-RELATIONSHIP WITH ECOLOGY, THE NATURAL WORLD, HEALTH, TECHNOLOGY, AGRICULTURE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGYTO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:-1) THE PRESERVATION CONVERSATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES;2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; AND3) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 143102
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE FORUM FOR THE FUTURE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries