The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion

Registered charity 1153702 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FARADAY TRUST, FARADAY TRUST FOR SCIENCE AND RELIGION

The Charity's objects are to advance education in the field of science and religion by carrying out research in all aspects of that subject, publishing the useful results in academic journals and books and improving the public understanding of issues in the field of science and religion by disseminating research results.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £147,519 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in free reserves to £1,244,715. The trustees consider the going concern basis appropriate, citing sufficient reserves and expected investment income to meet obligations for the next 12 to 18 months. Total funds held at year-end were £3,412,633, including £1,248,246 in investments.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Chater Allan LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £1.0m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~19.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (53% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• PROF ROBERT STEPHEN WHITE FRSchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• CHRISTOPHER TOWNSEND · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Diane Lorraine Lister
• Dr Harvey Thomas McMahon FRS
• Dr Jimmy Suen Yan Chan · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Martin Thomas Barlow FRS
• Dr Norman MacAskill Fraser
• Dr Sharon Ann Scovil Neufeld
• GRAHAM STEPHEN BUDD · trustee of 3 other charities
• POLLY STANTON
• PROFESSOR JOHN STANLEY HILL GASTON · trustee of 2 other charities
• Professor Russell Paul Cowburn
• REVD DR RODNEY DENNIS HOLDER FRAS, FIMA
• Rev David Fergusson

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

• GRAHAM STEPHEN BUDD — trustee here and at THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, CAMBRIDGE

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.