THE FAITH & BELIEF FORUM

Registered charity 1173369 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF THE THREE FAITHS FORUM, THREE FAITHS FORUM (3FF)

Building good relations between people of all faiths and beliefs

Causes: Education/training · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£921k
Latest spending
£954k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net decrease in funds of £32,838, reducing its net assets to £77,039. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £39,000 are below the stated policy target of £40,000–£150,000, and the trustees have adopted a going concern basis based on a planned restructuring and forecasted cost savings.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“In the band £70,001 - £80,000” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £39k; policy: between £40,000 and £150,000)
“The free reserves amounted to £39K at 31 March 2025 which is below the desired range.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The challenges faced by the charity in 2024/25 resulted in a reduction of the free reserves to £39K. The challenging environment has continued into the current year, with the charity navigating realignments of donor relationships and the trustees considering the medium-term future of the Charity.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Faith & Belief Forum (Formerly 3FF) (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income
£921k
Total spending
£954k
Cost of raising funds
£7k
Reserves (reported)
£77k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (71% 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: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Germany · Israel · Sweden · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£921k£954k
31/03/2024£810k£929k
31/03/2023£903k£983k
31/03/2022£884k£820k
31/03/2021£1.0m£878k

Common questions

Is THE FAITH & BELIEF FORUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net decrease in funds of £32,838, reducing its net assets to £77,039. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £39,000 are below the stated policy target of £40,000–£150,000, and the trustees have adopted a going concern basis based on a planned restructuring and forecasted cost savings. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE FAITH & BELIEF FORUM earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band.

Who funds THE FAITH & BELIEF FORUM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FAITH & BELIEF FORUM as a grant recipient include THE MARJORIE & ARNOLD ZIFF CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, RANDEREE CHARITABLE TRUST.

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.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MARJORIE & ARNOLD ZIFF CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£20k
RANDEREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£10k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2025£1.5mBELIEVE IN CLIMATE ACTION
UK government05/03/2025£30kSupport for Interfaith Week 2024 and Consultation exercise
The National Lottery Community Fund24/01/2025£20kLGBTQ+Faith & Wellbeing
UK government19/12/2024£30kSupport for Interfaith Week 2024 and Consultation exercise
City Bridge Foundation18/02/2021£209kGrant to The Faith and Belief Forum (F&BF)
City Bridge Foundation07/09/2012£2kGrant to Three Faiths Forum (3FF)
City Bridge Foundation31/05/2012£87kGrant to Three Faiths Forum (3FF)
City Bridge Foundation07/05/2009£35kGrant to Three Faiths Forum (3FF)

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
COUNTYPIER LIMITED1£116k
REIFER MEMORIAL LIMITED1£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RCCG SURE FOUNDATION ASSEMBLY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FAITH & BELIEF FORUM£921k£70,001 - £80,000—below—noted
RCCG SURE FOUNDATION ASSEMBLY FY2025£213k—0above—no doubt
FREE BELIEVERS IN CHRIST FELLOWSHIP FY2025£214k—0unclear—no doubt
FOCUS INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2025£126kup to £15,0000unclear—no doubt
FAITH TRUTH & HOPE FY2025£913k—0unclear—noted
ALEXANDER SHTIEBEL FY2024£248k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.