THE FORWARD TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-04 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-20
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-66.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
-19.5% vs 2024
Employees
817
+13.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1M
-2,471.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- THE FORWARD TRUST 2017-06-27 → present
- REHABILITATION FOR ADDICTED PRISONERS TRUST 1995-12-11 → 2017-06-27
- THE ADDICTIVE DISEASES TRUST 1990-11-20 → 1995-12-11
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £37,793,000 | £42,371,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £56,000 | -£1,328,000 | |
| Net profit | £52,000 | -£1,377,000 | |
| Cash | £3,158,000 | £1,049,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,046,000 | £5,669,000 | |
| Net assets | £7,046,000 | £5,669,000 | |
| Equity | £7,046,000 | £5,669,000 | |
| Average employees | 717 | 817 | |
| Wages | £21,095,000 | £24,685,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 0.1% | -3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.53x | 1.12x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Our cash flow analysis over the next eighteen months still permits us to confidently adopt a 'going concern' approach to our accounting.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGGIN, John Michael | Secretary | 2017-11-03 | — | — |
| ADAMS, Tony | Director | 2025-02-12 | Oct 1966 | British |
| ADU, Joyce | Director | 2021-07-01 | May 1969 | British |
| BRYER VILLIERS, Lisa | Director | 2021-05-11 | May 1958 | British |
| CHILTON, James Michael | Director | 2026-02-19 | Apr 1978 | British |
| FITZALAN HOWARD, Amelia | Director | 2023-08-28 | Mar 1963 | British |
| LAURENT, Isabelle Allegra Nur, Hon. | Director | 1993-03-23 | Mar 1964 | British |
| MCINTOSH, Steven Harvey | Director | 2023-08-28 | Oct 1984 | British |
| MEREDITH, David James Hugh | Director | 2023-08-28 | Mar 1982 | British |
| PRIESTLEY, Rebecca | Director | 2021-05-11 | May 1982 | British |
| RAYNE, OBE, Benita | Director | 2013-05-15 | Sep 1947 | British |
| SIMPSON LLOYD, Katie | Director | 2023-08-28 | Jul 1980 | British |
| ST JOHN MCKAY, Ivor | Director | 2023-08-28 | Aug 1968 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLIOTT, Kate | Secretary | 2007-12-18 | 2013-09-12 |
| ASHBRIDGE, Jonathan Mark Cape | Secretary | 1993-03-23 | 2003-08-18 |
| GASTON, Merlin | Secretary | 2013-11-01 | 2017-11-05 |
| HOUGHTON, Paul Benjamin Reynolds | Secretary | 2004-05-01 | 2007-12-18 |
| WALKER, Joseph Richard | Secretary | 2003-08-19 | 2004-05-01 |
| WALLACE, Jonathan | Secretary | — | 1993-03-23 |
| ALLIOTT, Kate | Director | 2007-12-18 | 2013-09-12 |
| ASHBRIDGE, Jonathan Mark Cape | Director | 1993-03-23 | 2005-01-20 |
| BAGWE, Ujjwala Dhulip, Dr | Director | 2010-08-10 | 2014-02-04 |
| BERNSTEIN, David Sidney | Director | 1997-01-14 | 2025-02-12 |
| DRUMMOND-SMITH, Jamie | Director | 2021-05-11 | 2026-03-19 |
| GERADA, Clare Mary Louise Francis, Dame Professor | Director | 2019-09-05 | 2021-04-24 |
| GIBBINGS, Louise, Lady | Director | 1993-03-23 | 2024-04-24 |
| HAZELL, Anthony John | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2023-02-26 |
| HOUGHTON, Paul Benjamin Reynolds | Director | 2003-09-30 | 2023-08-22 |
| MASON, John | Director | 2010-08-10 | 2020-11-11 |
| MEAKIN, Michael Robin | Director | 1993-03-23 | 2007-06-21 |
| MULVILLE, James Thomas | Director | 2002-01-02 | 2005-01-20 |
| RIDDLE, David Ellison | Director | 2017-09-09 | 2024-08-07 |
| SAUNDERS, Peter | Director | 1993-03-23 | 2004-03-08 |
| SHELDON, Ronald Frank | Director | 2015-06-10 | 2017-12-29 |
| SMITH, Ann Margaret | Director | 2002-01-02 | 2014-07-24 |
| SOAMES, Emma Mary, The Honourable | Director | 1993-05-18 | 2006-01-16 |
| SUNDERLAND, Paul | Director | 2013-11-14 | 2014-05-08 |
| TAYLOR, Marsha Jean | Director | 2015-11-17 | 2019-04-25 |
| WALLACE, Jonathan | Director | 1995-01-18 | 2001-10-18 |
| WALLACE, Jonathan | Director | — | 1993-03-23 |
| WATES, OBE, John Norman, Mr. | Director | 1993-05-18 | 2020-08-12 |
| WILKS, Michael, Dr | Director | 2002-01-02 | 2015-02-23 |
| WILSON, William Matthew | Director | — | 2001-10-24 |
| WYLIE, Andrew | Director | 2016-09-09 | 2025-07-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Michael Chilton | Individual | Significant influence | 2026-02-19 | Active |
| Mr Tony Adams | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2025-02-12 | Active |
| Mr Steven Harvey Mcintosh | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-04-24 | Active |
| Ms Amelia Fitzalan Howard | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-04-24 | Active |
| Ms Katherine Simpson Lloyd | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-04-24 | Active |
| Mr Ivor St John Mckay | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-04-24 | Active |
| Mr David James Hugh Meredith | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-04-24 | Active |
| Ms Joyce Adu | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-07-01 | Active |
| Mr Jamie Drummond-Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-05-11 | Ceased 2026-03-19 |
| Ms Rebecca Priestley | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-05-11 | Active |
| Mrs Lisa Bryer Villiers | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-05-11 | Active |
| Dame Professor Clare Mary Louise Francis Gerada | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-09-05 | Ceased 2021-04-24 |
| Mr Anthony Hazell | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-06-01 | Ceased 2023-02-26 |
| Mr David Ellison Riddle | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-09-09 | Ceased 2024-08-07 |
| Mr Andrew Wylie | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-07-21 |
| Mr David Sidney Bernstein | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-02-12 |
| Lady Louise Gibbings | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-04-24 |
| Major Ben Houghton | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-08-22 |
| Mr John Mason | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-11-11 |
| Rev John Wates | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-08-12 |
| Mrs Marsha Jean Taylor | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-25 |
| Mr Ronald Frank Sheldon | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-29 |
| Hon. Isabelle Allegra Nur Laurent | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Dame Benita Rayne | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 210 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-14 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+12.1%
£37,793,000 £42,371,000
-
Cash
-66.8%
£3,158,000 £1,049,000
-
Net assets
-19.5%
£7,046,000 £5,669,000
-
Employees
+13.9%
717 817
-
Profit before tax
-2,471.4%
£56,000 -£1,328,000
-
Wages
+17%
£21,095,000 £24,685,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers