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The Forward Trust

Administration services · London
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The Forward Trust is a social justice charity that supports people to recover from addiction or leave behind crime, helping them move on in life with family, friends, jobs, homes, and a sense of belonging. Established in 1991, they provide services across England and Wales in both prison and community settings.

forwardtrust.org.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£95.8m
Live
26
Buyers
20
12m
£2.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities5
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts26 / 70
  • Top buyers20
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — The Forward TrustUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

The Forward Trust has won £95.8m across 20 public-sector buyers, with 26 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Ministry of Justice at 35% · 100% in Administration services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
26 of 70Live contracts
35%Top-buyer concentration
100%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 8
Drug & Alcohol SupportMental Health SupportCriminal Justice SupportEmployment SupportResidential ServicesRecovery SupportHousing ServicesFamily Support & Specialist Programmes
Frameworks & DPS · 5 from notices
  • Provision of Integrated Substance Misuse Treatment Service (SMS) to Surrey Prisons and Psychosocial Intervention SMS to Gatwick IRCNHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT · £18.0m
  • Provision of a Medway Adult Substance Treatment, Harm Reduction and Recovery ServiceMedway Council · £13.8m
  • Adult Education Budget 2023 Procurement - ITT_2002 (Contracts for Services)Department for Education · £1.4m
  • 3187_17 Public Health Residential Rehabilitation FrameworkEspo · £188k
  • Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery ServicesSouthend-on-sea Borough Council · —

Extracted automatically from forwardtrust.org.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies · 3

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

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Julie's StoryJulie ↗Katie's StoryKatie ↗Darren's StoryDarren ↗

Extracted automatically from forwardtrust.org.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships

Independently issued. Verification dates cross-checked against issuer registers.

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No accreditations recorded

B-Corp, ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage and similar credentials appear here once added by a claimed supplier and cross-checked against the issuing register.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 26 live · 44 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
SUBSTANCE MISUSE RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION
London Borough of Haringey—30 Apr 2026£800k4 yrspending
Connect to Work (Supported Employment) - IPS Provision in North, Mid and East Kent
Kent County Council—01 Apr 2026—2 yrspending
PRS Private Rented Sector
London Borough of Croydon—28 Apr 2026£661k5 yrspending
Con_25360 Substance Misuse Recovery Programme (Wales)
Ministry of Justice7523124001 Nov 2025£510k12 moLive
Drug and Alcohol Peer Support Service
London Borough Of Islington8500000001 Jun 2024£221k12 moClosed
Thurrock Integrated Adults' and Young Persons' Substance Misuse Treatment Service - AWARD
Thurrock Council8510000001 Apr 2024£12.5m5 yrsLive
SSMTR Housing Support Programme Training Package
Kent County Council8051000004 Sept 2023£37k1.6 yrsClosed
Adult Education Budget 2023 Procurement - ITT_2002 (Contracts for Services)
Department for Education8040000001 Aug 2023£1.4m4 yrsLive
A Call Off Contract from the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of IAG for learners at HMP Aylesbury
Ministry of Justice8000000001 Jun 2023£83k1.8 yrsClosed
A Call Off Contract from the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of CIAG for learners at HMP Bullingdon
Ministry of Justice8000000003 May 2023£297k1.9 yrsClosed
Total live value £14.4m · mean award £1.4m1–10 of 70

Top buyers · 20 buyers · top 3 = 68%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Ministry of Justice
40 contracts
35%
since 2019
2
NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
1 contract
19%
since 2018
3
Medway Council
3 contracts
14%
since 2023
4
Derbyshire County Council
2 contracts
14%
since 2018
5
Thurrock Council
2 contracts
13%
since 2023
6
Department for Education
3 contracts
2%
since 2021
7
London Borough of Haringey
1 contract
1%
since 2026
8
London Borough of Croydon
1 contract
1%
since 2026
9
London Borough Of Islington
1 contract
0%
since 2024
10
Espo
1 contract
0%
since 2017

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
Administration services75
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London42 contracts
43%
South East12 contracts
40%
East Midlands3 contracts
17%
Eastern3 contracts
0%
North East1 contract
0%
South West1 contract
0%
Yorkshire1 contract
0%
West Midlands1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 85% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). The Forward Trust highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
V1
Voyage 1 Limited trading as Voyage Care
No£6.2m1
VI
Venture Independent School Ltd
No£4.8m1
OU
OVIVA UK LIMITED
No£3.0m12
(O
(2) Optima Health UK Limited
No£2.5m1
TF
The Forward Trust
No£2.0m—
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 04 Dec 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
02560474
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Guarant Nsc Limited Exemption
Incorporated
20 Nov 1990
Reg. office
Unit 106, Edinburgh House, 170 Kennington Lane, London, SE11 5DP
SIC codes
78109 · 86220 · 87900 · 88990
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • CHILTON, James Michael — director
    Appointed 19 Feb 2026
  • ADAMS, Tony — director
    Appointed 12 Feb 2025
  • SIMPSON LLOYD, Katie — director
    Appointed 28 Aug 2023
  • ST JOHN MCKAY, Ivor — director
    Appointed 28 Aug 2023
  • MCINTOSH, Steven Harvey — director
    Appointed 28 Aug 2023
  • MEREDITH, David James Hugh — director
    Appointed 28 Aug 2023
  • Mr James Michael Chilton — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Mr Tony Adams — person with significant control
    right to appoint and remove directors · right to appoint and remove directors as trust · right to appoint and remove directors as firm
  • Mr Steven Harvey Mcintosh — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Ms Amelia Fitzalan Howard — person with significant control
    significant influence or control
  • Ms Katherine Simpson Lloyd — person with significant control
    significant influence or control

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

↔ From Cos House
THE FORWARD TRUST
02560474 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.