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Southampton Forward

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Charitable companyLargeRegistered
www.southamptonforward.org.uk

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.

Latest HighlightsFY 2025

Income

All sources

£1,392,027
Expenditure

All activities

£1,386,099
Net Reserves

Unrestricted funds

£797,276
Total Assets

Gross assets

£2,016,195
Working Capital

Liquidity

£1,085,072

Benchmark Performance

Comparing against 8,683 similar large charities

Compare vs:
Reserve Runway
6.9 months
Median: 3.8 monthsAround typical
Income Growth (1yr)
-41.9%
Median: 7.4%Below typical
Spending Efficiency
99.8%
Median: 97.8%Around typical
Income Concentration
87.9%
Median: 87.9%Around typical
Fundraising ROI
574.3x
Median: 19.2xTop quartile
Income Volatility
238.2%
Median: 20.6%Below typical
Self-Generated Income
13.5%
Median: 82.9%Below typical
3-Year Income CAGR
N/A
Median: 7.8%Unknown

Efficiency & Health

Charitable Spending
99.8%
Fundraising Eff.

% income retained

574.3%
Governance Cost

% of expenditure

1.7%
Grant Making

% given away

7.7%
Debt Ratio

% of assets

21.0%
Survival Ratio

Months of reserves

6.9 months

Income Profile

Donations & Legacies

% of income

86.5%
Government Reliance

% of income

34.1%
Largest Source

Primary income

Donations & Legacies
Diversification

HHI: 8792

Highly Concentrated

Trends

Income Growth (1yr)

Year over Year

-41.9%
Income CAGR (3yr)

Compound growth

N/A
Volatility

High Volatility

238.2%
Reserves Trend

Direction

Building

Governance

Employees

Staff count

10
Volunteers

Volunteer count

0
Volunteer Ratio

Per staff member

0:1
Revenue/Employee

Per head

£139,203
Trustee Benefits

Payments to trustees

No
High Earners

Earning over £60k

30%

Source: Charity Commission annual returns. Figures may differ from published accounts. Always verify with official charity filings for due diligence.

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