forest voluntary action forum

The charity supports elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Forest Voluntary Action Forum is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Cinderford and operates in Gloucestershire.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Forest Voluntary Action Forum is the volunteering and voluntary sector support and development agency for the Forest of Dean district in West Gloucestershire. We provide advice, information, training, office services, volunteer brokerage, networking opportunities and also advocate for / represent the sector both locally and across the County. We also undertake a variety of local community projects

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Gloucestershire

Financial Information

Latest Income

£830,371

Latest Expenditure

£739,294

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 87.0%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 97.7%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 2.3%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,668

Charitable Activities £818,227

Other Trading £0

Investments £8,476

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £722,289

Raising Funds £17,005

Governance £0

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£830,371	£739,294	£722,289	£884,104	£647,960	18 / 15
2023	£755,079	£540,294	£525,945	£793,027	£265,558	21 / 13
2022	£730,774	£394,646	£394,646	£578,242	£339,181	16 / 150
2021	£338,367	£207,450				0 / 0
2020	£186,364	£151,660				0 / 16