FAITHINVEST

Registered charity 1187015 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity aims to improve the efficiency and effective use of resources for charitable purposes in particular by identifying and creating for faith and philanthropic groups investment opportunities which are aligned with their religious and philanthropic values, as well as promoting awareness of and information about such value-driven investments.

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Latest income

£526k

Latest spending

£644k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £117,541 for the year, drawing upon prior-year reserves to support operations during a transition period. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £174,034, which represents approximately three months of operating expenditure, in line with their stated reserves policy. The charity notes that total income decreased significantly from the previous year following the conclusion of several restricted grant programmes.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operating expenditure (held: £174k)

“This represents approximately three months of operating expenditure, in line with our reserves policy.” — page 21

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£526k

Total spending

£644k

Reserves (reported)

£174k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Amy Elizabeth Hagen
David Henry Zellner
Michael Even
Shaunaka Rishi Das

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

Operates in: China · India · Indonesia · Japan · Netherlands · Norway · Switzerland · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£526k	£644k
31/12/2023	£870k	£1.0m
31/12/2022	£1.6m	£1.4m
31/12/2021	£1.1m	£1.1m
31/12/2020	£1.8m	£922k

Common questions

Is FAITHINVEST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £117,541 for the year, drawing upon prior-year reserves to support operations during a transition period. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £174,034, which represents approximately three months of operating expenditure, in line with their stated reserves policy. The charity notes that total income decreased significantly from the previous year following the conclusion of several restricted grant programmes. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CHARITIES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE UNAFFILIATED CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INCORPORATED CHURCH INSTITUTE, UPPER TOOTING.

INCORPORATED CHURCH INSTITUTE, UPPER TOOTING income £145k
THE SOCIETY OF THE FAITH (INCORPORATED) income £201k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH DORE income £403k
INVESTREAM CHARITABLE TRUST income £153k
FAITH TRUTH & HOPE income £913k
THE EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED income £596k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FAITHINVEST	£526k	—	within	—	no doubt
INCORPORATED CHURCH INSTITUTE, UPPER TOOTING FY2025	£145k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF THE FAITH (INCORPORATED) FY2025	£201k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH DORE FY2025	£403k	—	above	—	no doubt
INVESTREAM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£153k	—	above	—	no doubt
FAITH TRUTH & HOPE FY2025	£913k	—	unclear	—	noted

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