WOMEN'S INTERFAITH NETWORK
Workshops, Seminars and forming new interfaith groups in London, Kent, Surrey, Birmingham, Eastbourne and other areas in the UK. We run an educational campaigns to address tackling the global rise in cultural and religious intolerance and discrimination, by working with children, young people, students in colleges and universities and in the community at large.
Objects
TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: (1) FACILITATING AND ENCOURAGING INTERACTION AND FRIENDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT FAITH BACKGROUNDS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF DISTINCTIVE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES AND OF COMMON GROUND; AND (2) SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL INTERFAITH GROUPS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £47,902, reducing unrestricted funds from £119,591 to £71,689. The trustees report that the organization successfully engaged new audiences and expanded its reach through various projects and partnerships during the year.
What the accounts disclose
“Events & donations 160,753” — page 14
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment 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
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 30
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 07/05/2024, 97 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2022 (received 27/03/2023, 55 days after the 31/01/2023 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 15/02/2022, 15 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).
Trustees
- LADY GILDA LEVYchair
- Dalia El Ariny
- Dr Dharshana Sridhar
- GUILDA NAVIDI-WALKER
- Rev Michelle Ann Nunn
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £163k | £210k |
| 31/03/2024 | £216k | £221k |
| 31/03/2023 | £162k | £297k |
| 31/03/2022 | £330k | £310k |
| 31/03/2021 | £246k | £188k |
Common questions
Is WOMEN'S INTERFAITH NETWORK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £47,902, reducing unrestricted funds from £119,591 to £71,689. The trustees report that the organization successfully engaged new audiences and expanded its reach through various projects and partnerships during the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WOMEN'S INTERFAITH NETWORK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WOMEN'S INTERFAITH NETWORK as a grant recipient include THE EXILARCH'S FOUNDATION, THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE EXILARCH'S FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £55k | University/College |
| THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2021 | £20k | Promotes religious harmony for public benefit by providing workshops, seminars and forming interfaith groups within Greater London and surrounding areas |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/03/2026 | £3k | Food and Friendship - An Interfaith Shared Meal Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/10/2016 | £10k | WIN - Volunteering |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| The Brindle Foundation | 1 | £150k |
| JUSTICE COLLABORATIONS | 1 | £120k |
| THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST | 1 | £66k |
| ROSA FUND | 1 | £57k |
| PRISM THE GIFT FUND | 1 | £42k |
| THE MURIEL AND GERSHON COREN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £30k |
| THE BROMLEY TRUST | 1 | £30k |
| THE PORTRACK CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £25k |
Charities like this
- GENDER AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
- WOMEN FOR REFUGEE WOMEN
- OLDHAM INTERFAITH FORUM
- INSPIRED
- NETWORK EDIFICATION
- WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL (UK)
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOMEN'S INTERFAITH NETWORK | £163k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GENDER AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM | £26k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| WOMEN FOR REFUGEE WOMEN | £771k | — | 3 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| OLDHAM INTERFAITH FORUM | £62k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| INSPIRED | £281k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NETWORK EDIFICATION | £65k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |