Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

FAITHS FORUM FOR LONDON 

The forum provides a platform for London faith communities, to share good practice collaborate with public authorities, corporations and the voluntary sector to improve outcomes for people living in London. Activities included strengthen democratic engagements, sharing good practice in youth engagements, delivering projects that promote social integration,
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 12 years

www.faithsforum4london.org

info@faithsforum4london.org

+44 203 515 3786

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£399£398£1n/an/an/an/an/a200
31/03/22£490£459£31n/an/an/an/an/a800
31/03/21£429£401£28n/an/an/an/an/a800
31/03/20£293£282£11n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/03/19£391£329£62n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/18£243£171£72£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£111£90£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£31£61£-30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£78£70£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£15£9£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 200 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
Greater London Authority£84,000
National Lottery Community Fund£19,730
City Bridge Trust£9,840
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Greater London Authority - Faith in Democracy
£44,000 08/07/2023
Building on their existing networks and relationships with places of worship and faith leaders, Faiths Forum will work across religious and educational centres, including Black-led churches, mosques, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Big Brent Coronation Weekend
£9,950 30/03/2023
The funding will be used to run a variety of interfaith activities for all of the community to celebrate the King’s Coronation. The project aims to promote diversity bring people together and build ....more
Greater London Authority - Interfaith Tree Planting & Community Walks
£40,000 02/12/2022
This project will deliver interfaith community events to plant trees across London. The project will promote the physical and mental health benefits of using green space to London’s faith ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Faiths Forum for London
£9,840 15/12/2020
0
National Lottery Community Fund - My Voice - Debating Ideas
£9,780 04/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to train young people as peer ambassadors. The project aims to raise awareness and understanding and enable people to address issues such as extremism and radicalisation.
Greater London Authority - Grant to Faiths Forum for London
£12,000 27/11/2018
Team London small grant 2018-19 - social integration
Greater London Authority - Team London Small Grants Programme - Faiths Forum for London
£10,000 01/11/2018
Young people aged 13-18 from faith communities in 6 London Boroughs who want to help improve the local green environment are matched with a volunteer aged 60+ from a different faith background
Greater London Authority - Team London Small Grants Programme - Faiths Forum for London
£10,000 31/10/2018
Young people aged 13-18 from faith communities in 6 London Boroughs who want to help improve the local green environment are matched with a volunteer aged 60+ from a different faith background
Greater London Authority - Grant to Faiths Forum for London
£43,500 16/08/2018
Interfaith Tree Planting
Greater London Authority - Grant to Faiths Forum for London
£43,500 16/08/2018
Interfaith Tree Planting
Greater London Authority - Grant to Faiths Forum for London
£43,500 16/08/2018
Interfaith Tree Planting
Greater London Authority - Grant to Faiths Forum for London
£43,500 16/08/2018
Interfaith Tree Planting
Greater London Authority - Grant to Faiths Forum for London
£43,500 16/08/2018
Interfaith Tree Planting
Greater London Authority - Grant to Faiths Forum for London
£43,500 31/07/2018
Interfaith Tree Planting
Greater London Authority - Grant to Faiths Forum for London
£43,500 31/07/2018
Interfaith Tree Planting
Greater London Authority - Grant to Faiths Forum for London
£43,500 31/07/2018
Interfaith Tree Planting
Home Office - Knife Crime Community Fund 17-18
£18,800 01/12/2017
The fund has been set up to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. Bids have been assessed on ....more
Greater London Authority - Grant to Faiths Forum for London
£19,940 01/10/2017
Inter-Faith Tree Planting
Greater London Authority - Grant to Faiths Forum for London
£19,940 01/10/2017
Inter-Faith Tree Planting
Greater London Authority - Grant to Faiths Forum for London
£19,940 01/10/2017
Inter-Faith Tree Planting
Greater London Authority - Grant to Faiths Forum for London
£19,940 30/09/2017
Inter-Faith Tree Planting
Greater London Authority - Grant to Faiths Forum for London
£19,940 30/09/2017
Inter-Faith Tree Planting
Greater London Authority - Grant to Faiths Forum for London
£19,940 30/09/2017
Inter-Faith Tree Planting
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 33-49
  • YAZAD BHADHA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Zoroastrian Centre Resident Mobed
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/10/2012, number: 1149215
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/08/2012, number: 08179180
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR16: 26 days late, AR15: 252 days late, AR14: 1 days late,
Main office

77-79 Charlotte Street
London
W1T 4PW

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: (A) TO ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF RELIGIOUS FAITH AND, IN PARTICULAR, OF THE NINE WORLD FAITHS: BAHA’I FAITH; BUDDHISM; CHRISTIANITY; HINDUISM; ISLAM; JAINISM; JUDAISM; SIKHISM AND ZOROASTRIANISM; (B) TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF RELIGIOUS FAITH AND FAITHS, IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF RELIGIOUS FAITHS TO COMMUNITY LIFE IN GREATER LONDON; AND (C) TO PROMOTE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, COLLABORATION AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN FAITH COMMUNITIES AND WIDER SOCIETY, TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR FAITH COMMUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH PUBLIC BODIES AND BUSINESSES IN GREATER LONDON.(D) TO BE A CENTRE FOR RESEARCH, INFORMATION, DEBATE, DISCUSSION AND CROSS-SECTOR ENGAGEMENT ON ISSUES RELATING TO REGIONAL POLICY AND THE CONCERNS OF LONDON’S FAITH GROUPS; AND (E) TO FACILITATE FAITH COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN DEVELOPING EXPERTISE IN SOCIAL POLICY AREAS, FORMING NETWORKS AND PARTNERSHIPS AND BEING ABLE TO INITIATE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ON ISSUES OF CONCERN TO THEM.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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