Southampton Forward

About Southampton Forward

Southampton Forward is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1139269). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Platinum" rating with a CharityScore of 88/100 — one of the highest-rated charities in England and Wales for governance and transparency. This places it among the top-rated charities in our database, reflecting strong performance across governance, financial health, and regulatory compliance. In its most recent reporting year (2025), Southampton Forward reported a total income of £1,392,027 and total expenditure of £1,386,099, a spending ratio of 100% which is broadly in line with its income. According to the Charity Commission register, Southampton Forward describes its activities as follows: Southampton Forward is an independent charity working across culture, tourism and festival and events. Our role is to build capacity and enhance networks between the city's cultural organisations, create opportunities for cultural engagement for people throughout Southampton and to enable culture to be a catalyst for Southampton's creative placemaking. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for Southampton Forward. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Financial History

Latest spending ratio: 99.6% of income spent on charitable work