FODIP (THE FORUM FOR DISCUSSION OF ISRAEL AND PALESTINE)
Education, Training and Facilitation for young Muslims, Jews, Christians and of other faiths and noneInterfaith Study Tours to the RegionDialogue Programmes and ProjectsSeminars and Workshops
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:A) PROMOTING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT BETWEEN JEWS, CHRISTIANS, MUSLIMS AND THE WIDER PUBLIC;B) THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE, THROUGH DIALOGUE AND EDUCATION, WHERE COMMUNITY RELATIONS ARE THREATENED BY DIFFERENCES IN PERSPECTIVES REGARDING THE ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN CONFLICT AND OTHER RELATED GLOBAL PROBLEMS;C) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC CONCERNING RELIGIOUS ISSUES INVOLVING, AND APPROACHES TOWARDS, EVENTS AND PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity secured a five-year grant of £487,610 from the National Lottery Reaching Communities programme and recruited new staff to support organisational growth. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £20,052.15 were held at year-end, which the trustees confirmed was equal to three months' expenditure on costs.
What the accounts disclose
“The members have agreed the reserves policy to leave enough to meet three months’ running costs.” — page 12
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025
- Volunteers: 60
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Volunteers: 30
Trustees
- Dr JANE LESLEY CLEMENTS MBEchair
- Mohammad Jawad Amin
- Muddassar Ahmed
- RABBI WARREN ELF MBE
- Rev Toby Nicholas Crowe
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £143k | £103k |
| 31/08/2024 | £77k | £85k |
| 31/08/2023 | £109k | £86k |
| 31/08/2022 | £84k | £35k |
| 31/08/2021 | £43k | £40k |
Common questions
Is FODIP (THE FORUM FOR DISCUSSION OF ISRAEL AND PALESTINE) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity secured a five-year grant of £487,610 from the National Lottery Reaching Communities programme and recruited new staff to support organisational growth. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £20,052.15 were held at year-end, which the trustees confirmed was equal to three months' expenditure on costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/02/2025 | £478k | Hearing the Other; Rebuild the Trust |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/08/2022 | £10k | Breaking Barriers Creating Conversations |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/10/2021 | £162k | Tough Options - Moving Forward |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/02/2021 | £8k | Challenging Antisemitism and Islamophobia During Lockdown |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| RONTADES LIMITED | 1 | £300k |
| ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | 1 | £20k |
| EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £13k |
| THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION | 1 | £11k |
| THE BATCHWORTH TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| OUR KIDS | 1 | £8k |
| THE NEW LIFE CHURCH, WOKING | 1 | £6k |
| WORLD DAY OF PRAYER NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- FELDMAN INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST
- CHASDEI YITZOK CHARITIES LIMITED
- FUNDD
- FFH EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- CFI CHARITABLE TRUST
- AL-FAROOQ TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FODIP (THE FORUM FOR DISCUSSION OF ISRAEL AND PALESTINE) | £143k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| FELDMAN INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST | £12k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHASDEI YITZOK CHARITIES LIMITED | £203k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FUNDD | £5.0m | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| FFH EDUCATIONAL TRUST | £93k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CFI CHARITABLE TRUST | £735k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |