Registered charity · Gloucestershire
Forest Pulse
Forest Pulse is a registered charity (number 900216) based in Gloucestershire, governed by 6 trustees. Latest income £315k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Contact A Family (Charity Commission)
- 6 trustees
- Income £315k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Disability, Recreation
- Where
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- www.forestpulse.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1989
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£315k£256k
- 2024£242k£223k
- 2023£223k£214k
Earlier years
- 2022£151k£149k
- 2021£186k£170k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 22% · Government grants 32%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION, WELFARE AND BENEFIT OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND TO PROMOTE ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES IN RELATION THERETO.
Grants received
14 grants · £586,023 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 · £457,025 (2 grants)
- Barnwood Trust · £46,863 (3 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £35,135 (2 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £20,000
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £16,000
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Amy Millin since 2025
- Helen Theresa Baker
- Jeremy Masters since 2025
- John Pither since 2025
- Lorraine Styles since 2021
- Pamela Jones since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Amy Millin since 2025
- Helen Theresa Baker
- Jeremy Masters since 2025
- John Pither since 2025
- Lorraine Styles since 2021
- Pamela Jones since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 900216
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 17TH MAY 1989 AS AMENDED 27TH SEPTEMBER 1989 AND 10TH AUGUST 2007. as amended on 13 Aug 2026
- Contact on the register
- 01594826357 · admin@forestpulse.co.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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