01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- THE FORWARD TRUST
- Company number
- 02560474
- Company type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
31 March 2025Next accounts due
31 December 2026Last statement made up to
20 November 2025Next statement due
4 December 2026BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- -138.3%
- Mean bonus gap
- -12.8%
- Women receiving bonus
- 11.9%
- Men receiving bonus
- 13.1%
- Women in top quartile
- 70.6%
- Women in lower quartile
- 75.5%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 500 to 9996.1% median hourly gap
- 500 to 9994.6% median hourly gap
- 500 to 9995.1% median hourly gap
- 250 to 4991.0% median hourly gap
- 250 to 4991.0% median hourly gap
- 250 to 4990.0% median hourly gap
- 250 to 4992.8% median hourly gap
- 250 to 4995.0% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
The Forward Trust
Registration Z7310452
- Registered from
- 13 January 2003
- Current end date
- 12 January 2027
This is a candidate association, not an official Companies House link. The ICO file supplies no company number. The organisation name and postcode uniquely matched this company in the current snapshot. BritDB excludes all DPO contact fields and does not publish unmatched personal entries.
05 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
Con_25360 Substance Misuse Recovery Programme (Wales)
Ministry of Justice · ocds-b5fd17-0ecddea0-4850-47ba-b86c-94163b136efc
- Award value
- £509,773.41
- Contract period
- 1 November 2025 – 31 October 2026
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
Drug and Alcohol Peer Support Service
London Borough of Islington · ocds-b5fd17-29d47192-5fb2-4185-87fa-c82ef64bc757
- Award value
- £221,000
- Contract period
- 1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
SSMTR Housing Support Programme Training Package
KENT COUNTY COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-9410b0b7-d2b5-4a1c-a6e2-380ae6e91b71
- Award value
- £36,993.75
- Contract period
- 4 September 2023 – 31 March 2025
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Adult Education Budget 2023 Procurement - ITT_2002 (Contracts for Services)
Department for Education · ocds-b5fd17-ac4c5cac-a120-4f80-8fdc-0f6eddd758d1
- Award value
- £74,702,770
- Contract period
- 1 August 2023 – 31 July 2027
- Procedure
- Other - Light Touch Regime
Call off contract under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for IAG services for residents at HMP North Sea Camp
Ministry of Justice · ocds-b5fd17-ce81e406-3d55-4ea8-ac4d-848eca1b0ff3
- Award value
- £47,585
- Contract period
- 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Adult Education Budget Procurement Contracts for Services 2021/22
Department For Education · ocds-b5fd17-64ad3e20-b86a-4216-907d-f4a849dc0d61
- Award value
- £612,064
- Contract period
- 1 August 2021 – 31 July 2022
- Procedure
- Accelerated Open procedure (above threshold)
Award of a Call Off Contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Information Advice and Guidance services for residents in the London Prison Group
Ministry of Justice. · ocds-b5fd17-7a962911-cb12-423e-a984-0b45c32c0a4e
- Award value
- £1,936,454.02
- Contract period
- 1 June 2021 – 31 May 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Award of a Call Off Contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for IAG Services for learners at HM YOI Aylesbury
Ministry of Justice. · ocds-b5fd17-8f1cf74b-965e-4257-8d45-73066f68d89f
- Award value
- £90,502.51
- Contract period
- 1 June 2021 – 31 May 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Award of a Call Off Contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for IAG provision to residents at HMP
Ministry of Justice. · ocds-b5fd17-074009d4-2a73-40c2-a6b8-21f3a7ec887b
- Award value
- £65,983.06
- Contract period
- 4 May 2021 – 3 May 2022
- Procedure
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Call off contract under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Information, Advice and Guidance Services for residents at HMP Bullingdon
Ministry of Justice. · ocds-b5fd17-bb50bcb8-597f-4db4-8a8f-21ce4271c584
- Award value
- £265,800
- Contract period
- 3 May 2021 – 2 May 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
Award of a Call Off Contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for IAG services for residents at HMP North Sea Camp
Ministry of Justice. · ocds-b5fd17-e8774875-bcbf-47e1-b585-f0ed3d03b535
- Award value
- £46,792.05
- Contract period
- 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2022
- Procedure
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Call off Contract under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Information, Advice and Guidance services for residents at HMP Stoke Heath
Ministry of Justice. · ocds-b5fd17-24dff7b7-8808-47ab-83aa-3c40eb632cfc
- Award value
- £122,000
- Contract period
- 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2023
- Procedure
- Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)
Award of a Call Off Contract under the Prison Educaton Dynamic Purchasing system for the provision of Information Advice and Guidance / Preparation for Wor Training to residents at HMP Chelmsford; The Mount; Highpoint; Hollesley Bay & Warren Hill
Ministry of Justice. · ocds-b5fd17-98d17340-5494-4ce7-a596-df6cff08c6dc
- Award value
- £820,285.13
- Contract period
- 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Award of a call off Contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Information, Advice and Guidance services - Preparation for Work for learners at HMP Belmarsh
Ministry of Justice. · ocds-b5fd17-9aca77c3-a14d-41c0-918c-125e34ca12b5
- Award value
- £83,837.75
- Contract period
- 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021
- Procedure
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
The supplier link is exact, but the award remains buyer-published procurement data. BritDB requires the GB-COH identifier supplied in the Contracts Finder OCDS release and does not infer suppliers from similar names.
06 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Mr James Michael Chilton
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 19 February 2026
Mr Tony AdamsSee 12 companies with this PSC name →
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Can appoint or remove directors (as a trust)
- Can appoint or remove directors (as a firm)
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 12 February 2025
Mr David James Hugh MeredithSee 2 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 24 April 2024
Mr Ivor St John Mckay
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 24 April 2024
Mr Steven Harvey Mcintosh
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- United Kingdom
- Notified
- 24 April 2024
Ms Amelia Fitzalan HowardSee 4 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- United Kingdom
- Notified
- 24 April 2024
Mrs Katie Simpson Lloyd
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 7 September 2023
Ms Joyce Adu
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 1 July 2021
Mrs Lisa Bryer Villiers
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 11 May 2021
Ms Rebecca PriestleySee 2 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 11 May 2021
Hon. Isabelle Allegra Nur Laurent
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
Ms Benita Rayne Obe
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
Mr Jamie Drummond-Smith
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 11 May 2021
- Ceased
- 19 March 2026
Dame Professor Clare Mary Louise Francis GeradaSee 2 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British,Maltese
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 5 September 2019
- Ceased
- 24 April 2021
Mr Anthony HazellSee 4 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 1 June 2019
- Ceased
- 26 February 2023
Mr David Ellison RiddleSee 3 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 9 September 2017
- Ceased
- 7 August 2024
Lady Louise Gibbings
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 24 April 2024
Major Ben Houghton
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 22 August 2023
Mr Andrew WylieSee 16 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 21 July 2025
Mr David Sidney BernsteinSee 8 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control (as a trust)
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 12 February 2025
Mr John MasonSee 66 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 11 November 2020
Mr Ronald Frank SheldonSee 3 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- United Kingdom
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 29 December 2017
Mrs Marsha Jean Taylor
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 25 April 2019
Rev John Wates
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 12 August 2020
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07 Charity register
Charity Commission links
THE FORWARD TRUST
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 29 January 1991
- Latest income
- £44,433,000
- Latest expenditure
- £45,761,000
- People With Disabilities
- Other Defined Groups
- Education/training
- Other Charitable Activities
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Provides Human Resources
- Children/young People
Provide a range of services to support individuals, families and communities whose lives are impacted by drug dependency, alcohol and other substance misuse. The charity operates with challenging service users who have complex needs in the community and within the criminal justice system.
Source details and official record →This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
08 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
09 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
10 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
Connect to Work (Supported Employment) - IPS Provision in North, Mid and East Kent
Kent County Council · updated 20 April 2026
- Tender value
- £15,977,975
- Awards
- 3
SUBSTANCE MISUSE RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION
London Borough of Haringey · updated 17 April 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
PRS Private Rented Sector
London Borough of Croydon · updated 31 March 2026
- Tender value
- £675,000
- Awards
- 1
Kent County Council (KCC) Skills Programme DPS - SC240120
Kent County Council · updated 30 March 2026
- Tender value
- £3,000,000
- Awards
- 2
Residential Substance Misuse Services
Durham County Council · updated 10 April 2025
- Tender value
- £9,252,145
- Awards
- 13
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
11 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
12 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
Other activities of employment placement agencies
Specialists medical practice activities
Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
13 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
1 exact company-number link.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
5 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
14 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Company name
Previous name: REHABILITATION FOR ADDICTED PRISONERS TRUST
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
15 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.