RECONCILIATION INITIATIVES
The charity's main project is to deliver a learning and development programme for church leaders called Reconciling Mission. The purpose of the Reconciling Mission programme is to equip and resource participants for envisioning and emboldening Anglican Christians and their churches to engage more deeply with their neighbours, and to contribute to reconciliation across inequalities in society.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND IN PARTICULAR THE GOSPEL OF REDEMPTION AND RECONCILIATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, BY EVERY AVAILABLE MEANS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH:(I) THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF CHRISTIAN RELATIONSHIP, COMMUNITY BUILDING, PEACEMAKING AND RECONCILIATION; AND (II) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE, THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, CONSULTANCY AND OTHER SERVICES, TO CHRISTIAN CHURCH LEADERS, MEMBERS AND OTHERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE CHRISTIANS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF CHURCHES WITHIN THE WORLD-WIDE ANGLICAN COMMUNION.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity had net free reserves of £150,061 at the end of the period, which is in excess of the trustees' stated policy target of approximately six months' routine general fund expenditure. The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £18,304 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £168,364 to £150,061.
What the accounts disclose
“free reserves should be equivalent to approximately 6 months’ routine general fund expenditure, plus committed future expenditure on other projects”
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- 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
- 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
Trustees
- Akeem Adagbada
- Mark Jonathan Cracknell Simmons
- Peter Hartley Wolstenholme
- Rev Richard Andrew Westwood
- Rev Ruwani Gunawardene
- Rt Revd Moira Ann Elizabeth Astin
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £124k | £123k |
| 31/12/2024 | £116k | £109k |
| 31/12/2023 | £71k | £81k |
| 31/12/2022 | £85k | £82k |
| 31/12/2021 | £72k | £67k |
Common questions
Is RECONCILIATION INITIATIVES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had net free reserves of £150,061 at the end of the period, which is in excess of the trustees' stated policy target of approximately six months' routine general fund expenditure. The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £18,304 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £168,364 to £150,061. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE LAMBETH TRUST | 1 | £1.3m |
| THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £39k |
Charities like this
- RECONCILIATION TRUST (LEEDS)
- COMMUNITY FOR RECONCILIATION
- THE COMMUNITY OF RECONCILIATION AND FELLOWSHIP
- RECONCILING LEADERS NETWORK
- THE SAINT PETER'S VAUXHALL MISSION INITIATIVE
- THE RECONCILIATION MINISTRIES
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RECONCILIATION INITIATIVES | £124k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| RECONCILIATION TRUST (LEEDS) | £124k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COMMUNITY FOR RECONCILIATION | £162k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE COMMUNITY OF RECONCILIATION AND FELLOWSHIP | £152k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RECONCILING LEADERS NETWORK | £371k | more than £60,000 | 2 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE SAINT PETER'S VAUXHALL MISSION INITIATIVE | £215k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |