FORUM FOR THE FUTURE
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-07 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-24
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
+7% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-1.6% vs 2023
Employees
79
+2.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- FORUM FOR THE FUTURE 2021-12-06 → present
- THE FORUM FOR THE FUTURE 1994-08-17 → 2021-12-06
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,845,000 | £6,520,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £412,000 | -£40,000 | |
| Cash | £1,246,000 | £1,333,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,329,000 | £2,304,000 | |
| Net assets | £2,329,000 | £2,291,000 | |
| Equity | £2,329,000 | £2,291,000 | |
| Average employees | 77 | 79 | |
| Wages | £3,853,000 | £3,901,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 6.0% | -0.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.90x | 2.95x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Trustees have concluded that there are sufficient reserves and future funding pipeline to create a reasonable expectation that Forum for the Future has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that it is therefore appropriate to prepare the charity and group financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- FORUM FOR THE FUTURE · parent
- Forum for the Future Asia Pacific Limited 100%
- Forum for the Future India Private Limited 99.99%
- Forum for the Future US Inc.
Significant events
- “Hannah Pathak was promoted to Chief Executive Officer in January 2025, and Dr Sally Uren took on a new role as Executive Director and Chief Acceleration Officer in 2024.”
- “REI Philippines officially launched in January 2024, marking the inaugural International Day of Clean Energy in the country.”
- “October 2024 saw Forum launch its latest Future of Sustainability campaign to showcase 30 examples of individuals and/or organisations reimagining how we live and work.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEINBERG, Joshua Rodney | Secretary | 2025-06-12 | — | — |
| BUSHBY, Emily Jane | Director | 2022-10-04 | Jun 1980 | British |
| CLIFTON, Rita Ann | Director | 2020-12-01 | Jan 1958 | British |
| ERSBØLL CHRISTOFERSEN, Charlotte | Director | 2019-06-24 | Sep 1963 | Danish |
| GIBSON, Emily Kathryn | Director | 2025-06-26 | Mar 1975 | British,Canadian |
| IYER, Deepa | Director | 2023-06-20 | Oct 1987 | American |
| MCCOMBIE, Bruce | Director | 2025-06-26 | Oct 1984 | British |
| MCGONIGAL, Laura | Director | 2019-06-24 | Nov 1983 | French,Canadian |
| RAMACHANDRA, Komala | Director | 2023-06-20 | Dec 1981 | American |
| SUBRAMANIAN, Deepak | Director | 2023-06-20 | Jul 1974 | Indian |
| WATES, Jonathan Giles Macartney | Director | 2019-06-24 | Jun 1967 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATFIELD, Peter | Secretary | 2015-07-27 | 2017-12-17 |
| BAKER, Christopher James | Secretary | 2021-12-07 | 2025-06-12 |
| CLAYTON, Jenny Natasha | Secretary | 2018-05-10 | 2021-12-06 |
| COOMB, Timothy Derek | Secretary | 1998-03-24 | 2001-09-10 |
| DAY, Joanne | Secretary | 2017-12-17 | 2018-05-10 |
| MARTIN, George | Secretary | 2001-09-10 | 2003-06-16 |
| PAINTIN, Anne | Secretary | 1994-08-17 | 1995-05-31 |
| PARKER, Rosalyn Kim | Secretary | 2013-10-24 | 2015-07-27 |
| SANDBROOK, John Richard | Secretary | 1995-05-31 | 1998-03-24 |
| WHALEY, Patricia Levi Hicks | Secretary | 2003-06-16 | 2013-10-24 |
| BALL, Alison Margaret | Director | 2006-04-26 | 2014-04-29 |
| BARBER, Janet Wendy Coates | Director | 1994-08-17 | 2006-12-19 |
| BECKERS, Volker Bernd | Director | 2014-04-29 | 2023-06-20 |
| BLACKBURN, Sasha | Director | 2011-04-17 | 2013-10-24 |
| BOYER, Jack Byron | Director | 2006-04-26 | 2013-04-25 |
| BUTLER SLOSS, Sarah | Director | 2003-12-11 | 2014-04-29 |
| CLARKE, Keith Edward | Director | 2011-12-13 | 2020-11-30 |
| DERRICK, Kelvyn Garth | Director | 2014-04-29 | 2020-09-16 |
| DIMBLEBY, Jonathan | Director | 1997-09-17 | 2004-07-27 |
| FORD, Anna | Director | 2006-04-26 | 2009-11-13 |
| FOX, Sean David | Director | 2009-04-30 | 2016-07-04 |
| GAFNI, Noa | Director | 2019-06-24 | 2024-04-29 |
| GIDOOMAL, Ram | Director | 2002-07-02 | 2011-04-16 |
| GRADY, Heather Maureen | Director | 2019-06-24 | 2025-06-26 |
| HARMAN, John Andrew, Sir | Director | 2006-10-26 | 2014-07-17 |
| HOBSBAWM, Andrew John | Director | 2010-10-23 | 2016-07-04 |
| KING, Julia Elizabeth, Professor Dame | Director | 2011-12-13 | 2013-12-11 |
| KONG, Janis Carol | Director | 2006-04-26 | 2012-07-17 |
| LEITH, Prudence Margaret | Director | 1998-03-24 | 2006-12-19 |
| LEVICK, Katharine Leila | Director | 2013-12-11 | 2018-10-29 |
| OATRIDGE, James William | Director | 2002-07-02 | 2009-12-31 |
| PARKIN, Sara Lamb | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2018-07-16 |
| PORRITT, Jonathon Espie | Director | 1994-08-17 | 2020-06-03 |
| PUTTNAM OF QUEENSGATE, David, Lord | Director | 1996-07-08 | 2004-07-27 |
| SANDBROOK, John Richard | Director | 1994-08-17 | 2005-12-10 |
| SIEGLE, Lucy | Director | 2014-04-29 | 2017-07-19 |
| TACON, Christine Mary | Director | 2003-12-11 | 2006-01-25 |
| THOMPSON, Anne Fiona | Director | 2014-04-29 | 2023-03-08 |
| TIESSEN, Anita Diane | Director | 2014-04-29 | 2023-06-20 |
| TROMANS, Stephen Richard | Director | 1998-03-24 | 2005-07-28 |
| WINSTON, Andrew Scott | Director | 2019-06-24 | 2025-06-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 178 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-27 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-4.7%
£6,845,000 £6,520,000
-
Cash
+7%
£1,246,000 £1,333,000
-
Net assets
-1.6%
£2,329,000 £2,291,000
-
Employees
+2.6%
77 79
-
Wages
+1.2%
£3,853,000 £3,901,000
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