The Forge Community Church (number 1101080) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Forge Community Church do?
To advance the Christian faith and to relieve persons who are in conditions of need and hardship or who are aged or sick.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Forge Community Church
Answers The Forge Community Church gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Forge Community Church's highest-paid staff paid?
The Forge Community Church's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records The Forge Community Church as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
The Forge Community Church's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
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Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
Linked funds and trusts
The register records these funds under parent charity number 1101080. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.
What causes is The Forge Community Church registered for?
Religious Activities
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Forge Community Church yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Forge Community Church.
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Is The Forge Community Church a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Forge Community Church as a registered charity (number 1101080) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Forge Community Church's charity number?
The Forge Community Church's charity number is 1101080. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1101080?
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What does The Forge Community Church do?
To advance the Christian faith and to relieve persons who are in conditions of need and hardship or who are aged or sick.
Does The Forge Community Church have reviews and complaints?
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How can I donate to The Forge Community Church?
The Forge Community Church's website listed in our register data is http://www.forgechurch.com. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Forge Community Church's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Forge Community Church's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Forge Community Church?
The register records The Forge Community Church as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Forge Community Church's trustees paid?
The Forge Community Church's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
What was The Forge Community Church previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Forge Community Church: Mendlesham Christian Fellowship.
When was The Forge Community Church registered as a charity?
The Forge Community Church was entered on the register on 8 December 2003. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04964286).