Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 8

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

LUTON COUNCIL OF FAITHS

Who We Are?We are a voluntary body of the Luton constituents from different faiths and cultures. What Do We Do?Together we endeavour reaching out to communities to promote understanding and harmony. How Do We Do?We do this through activities, projects, conferences, social & cultural events. Why We Do it?To promote integration & cohesion by celebrating our differences.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/24		£52	£58	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/23		£80	£75	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£56	£58	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£58	£54	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20?		£74	£71	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18?		£93	£113	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/17		£126	£130	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/16		£113	£108	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/15		£140	£134	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/14		£118	£123	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/13		£201	£172	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/12		£173	£173	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/11		£133	£125	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/10		£86	£66	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/09		£79	£45	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/08		£90	£55	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/07	*	£83	£49	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/06?		£81	£28	£53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05?		£55	£22	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/04	*	£29	£14	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 23 years

www.lutonfaiths.org

info@lutonfaiths.org

01582 416946

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Central Bedfordshire, Luton,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Core Funding Strengthening Cohesion
£49,700	05/01/2023	Strengthening Cohesion in Luton
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Relations Development Officer
£10,000	29/09/2022	The funding will be used to contribute to the salary of a Community Relations Development Manager.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Strengthening Cohesion in Luton
£51,838	22/12/2020	Grant to Luton Council of Faiths
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Luton Council of Faiths
£53,602	30/01/2020 11	Strengthening Cohesion in Luton
National Lottery Community Fund - Working Together for Peace & Harmony
£9,925	16/05/2019 12	The organisation will use the funding to hold community engagement meetings and a celebration event to bring people across communities together and improve relations.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Luton Council of Faiths
£2,500	09/05/2018 11	Peace Walk 2018
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Community Peace Garden
£9,845	10/08/2017 9	Grant to Luton Council of Faiths
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Peace Garden
£9,635	24/05/2017 12	The funding will be used to appoint a community artist to work with local children and community groups to design and build a peace garden. The project aims to provide an opportunity for the community to come together and regenerate a disused area ....more The funding will be used to appoint a community artist to work with local children and community groups to design and build a peace garden. The project aims to provide an opportunity for the community to come together and regenerate a disused area of land.
National Lottery Community Fund - On Target with Faith Communities for a Healthy Luton
£129,895	06/11/2013 36	The aim of this new project based on a small pilot by Luton Council of Faiths (LCF) is to enhance the health of, and cross-faith engagement between, minority ethnic groups in Luton, addressing the inequalities faced by the community. Through a ....more The aim of this new project based on a small pilot by Luton Council of Faiths (LCF) is to enhance the health of, and cross-faith engagement between, minority ethnic groups in Luton, addressing the inequalities faced by the community. Through a community-led project, LCF will deliver training opportunities for minority ethnic groups that will support the advancement of a healthier, more active and prosperous community._x000B__x000B__x000B__x000B__x000B__x000B__x000B__x000B__x000B__x000B__x000B_
Sport England - Community for Archery
£9,804	11/10/2012	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Community for Archery'. This project lists its main activity as Archery.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

GULIE BUTCHER

THAKOR MORARJI Appointed: 2024

ULRIKE HUNT Appointed: 2024

YOGESH KUMAR MISTRY Appointed: 2021

ZAFAR KHAN (Chair)

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/12/2001, number: 1089850

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR07: 170 days late, AR04: 140 days late,

Main office

High Town Methodist Church Premises
47
HIGH TOWN ROAD
LUTON

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION OF ALL DENOMINATIONS AND CREEDS; (B) TO WORK TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND TO PROMOTE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY, AND GOOD RELATIONS, BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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