Registered charity · London
The Forward Trust
2. ObjectsThe objects of the Charity are for the public benefit and particularly, but not exclusively, by working with persons suffering from alcoholism, addiction, offenders, ex-offenders, those at risk of offending, and marginalised groups in...
- 12 trustees
- Income £44m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Amelia Fitzalan HowardTrustee · since 2023
- Dame Benita Rayne OBETrustee · since 2013
- David MeredithTrustee · since 2023
- Hon. Isabelle LaurentTrustee
- Ivor St John MckayTrustee · since 2023
- James Michael ChiltonTrustee · since 2026
- Joyce AduTrustee · since 2021
- Katherine Simpson LloydTrustee · since 2023
- Lisa Bryer VilliersTrustee · since 2021
- Mcintosh Steven HarveyTrustee · since 2023
- Rebecca PriestleyTrustee · since 2021
- Tony Adams MBETrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Accommodation/housing and 1 more
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.forwardtrust.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Forward Trust
- Registered
- 1991
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£44m£46m
- 2024£40m£40m
- 2023£33m£34m
Earlier years
- 2022£34m£30m
- 2021£21m£22m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 84%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
2. ObjectsThe objects of the Charity are for the public benefit and particularly, but not exclusively, by working with persons suffering from alcoholism, addiction, offenders, ex-offenders, those at risk of offending, and marginalised groups in society:2.1 to relieve poverty, sickness and distress amongst:2.1.1 persons suffering from the effects of alcoholism, drug addiction or other forms of addiction or dependence to substances;2.1.2 persons engaged in substance misuse;2.1.3 persons suffering from other compulsive disorders and related mental illnesses; and2.1.4 the families and dependants of such persons;including but not limited to by the provision of treatment, advice, support, information and counselling to such persons, and to assist in the rehabilitation and recovery of such persons;2.2 to promote the health of such persons through the provision of medical or psycho-social interventions or other treatment;2.3 to advance the education: 2.3.1 and training of any person in the care or treatment of such persons working in the field of alcoholism, drug addiction or other forms of addiction or dependence to substances, substance misuse, other compulsive disorders and related mental illnesses; and2.3.2 of the public in all aspects of addiction problems, including alcohol and substance abuse; 2.4 to promote research into addiction, substance misuse, compulsive disorders and related mental illness, including their natures and causes, and physical, psychological and social consequences and methods of treatment, and into the care and treatment of persons who are suffering from the effects of alcoholism, drug addiction or other forms of addiction or dependence to substances, persons engaged in substance misuse, and persons suffering from other compulsive disorders and related mental illnesses and to disseminate all useful results of such research to the public;2.5 to prevent addiction, substance misuse, compulsive disorders and related mental illness and provide for the after care of those recovering (or who have recovered) from them;2.6 to promote the care, resettlement and rehabilitation of offenders, ex-offenders and those at risk of offending, and to support their families and dependants, in particular (but without limitation) by providing, promoting, supporting or organising the recruitment, employment, education and training of offenders, ex-offenders and those at risk of offending and to assist them in finding employment or self employment and accommodation and in rehabilitating themselves;2.7 to promote the prevention of crime and social exclusion by supporting or carrying on either alone or in co-operation with any other body, authority or person any project of scheme and by providing money for such purposes whether by loan or otherwise;2.8 to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the general public;2.9 to provide or assist in the provision of spiritual help and guidance for the beneficiaries identified in Articles 2.1.1 to 2.1.4 above.
Grants received
21 grants · £2,242,416 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £991,266 (4 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £400,000 (2 grants)
- The Caerlow Trust · £315,000 (3 grants)
- City Bridge Trust · £258,400 (2 grants)
- Samworth Foundation · £80,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
12 trustees on the board
- Amelia Fitzalan Howard since 2023
- Dame Benita Rayne OBE since 2013
- David Meredith since 2023
- Hon. Isabelle Laurent
- Ivor St John Mckay since 2023
- James Michael Chilton since 2026
- Joyce Adu since 2021
- Katherine Simpson Lloyd since 2023
- Lisa Bryer Villiers since 2021
- Mcintosh Steven Harvey since 2023
- Rebecca Priestley since 2021
- Tony Adams MBE since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Dame Benita Rayne OBE since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Dame Benita Rayne OBE since 2013
- David Meredith since 2023
- Ivor St John Mckay since 2023
- James Michael Chilton since 2026
- Joyce Adu since 2021
- Katherine Simpson Lloyd since 2023
- Lisa Bryer Villiers since 2021
- Mcintosh Steven Harvey since 2023
- Tony Adams MBE since 2025
Portfolio (3)
- Amelia Fitzalan Howard since 2023
- Hon. Isabelle Laurent
- Rebecca Priestley since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
0.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 1.5 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1001701
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20 NOV 1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 07 MAR 2016AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 27 JUN 2017 as amended on 28 Apr 2021
- Companies House
- Company number 02560474 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02039815525 · info@forwardtrust.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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