FUNDERS IN GOOD
Funders In Good offers select organisations multi-year grant funding. The funding is preceded and accompanied with intensive non-financial engagement to support in areas such as strategy development, governance, service improvement and impact measurement.
Objects
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHING AND TENETS OF ISLAM AND AS AN EXPRESSION OF ISLAMIC FAITH, THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY CHARITABLE AND NON-CHARITABLE BODIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, BY MEANS OF PROVIDING GRANTS AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT WHICH ENABLE THEM TO FURTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £656,543, which is comfortably within the trustees' stated policy target of holding reserves covering 6 to 12 months of operational costs plus grant commitments. The charity reported a net income increase of £147,244 for the year, supported by a growing funder community, and maintains a strong cash position with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue in operation.
What the accounts disclose
“One employee earned a salary between £60-70k (2024: None) during the year and no Trustees received any remuneration or expense reimbursements for their roles.” — page 52
“our policy is to hold reserves that cover at least 6 to 12 months of operational costs, plus an additional 6 to 12 months of direct grant commitments to our charity portfolio.”
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2024) → 1 (FY2025).
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "within" (FY2025).
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- 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
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 25
- Grant-making is its main activity
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Trustees
- Farouk Miahchair
- Fathma Khalid
- Irfan Umarji
- SALMAN SIDDIQUI
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £684k | £536k |
| 31/12/2024 | £929k | £399k |
Common questions
Is FUNDERS IN GOOD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £656,543, which is comfortably within the trustees' stated policy target of holding reserves covering 6 to 12 months of operational costs plus grant commitments. The charity reported a net income increase of £147,244 for the year, supported by a growing funder community, and maintains a strong cash position with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue in operation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds FUNDERS IN GOOD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FUNDERS IN GOOD as a grant recipient include PRISM THE GIFT FUND.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRISM THE GIFT FUND | FY2024 | £50k | General Charitable Purposes |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE INDIGO TRUST | 1 | £750k |
| BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES | 1 | £695k |
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £200k |
| ZURICH COMMUNITY TRUST (UK) LIMITED | 1 | £32k |
| LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES | 1 | £30k |
| PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| BOOST CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £7k |
| WESTWAY TRUST | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- FRIENDS FOR DEVELOPMENT
- PERSONAL BEST FOUNDATION
- GOLDEN CHARITABLE TRUST
- MATTHEW GOOD FOUNDATION
- Funders Together
- FUND FOR ACTION THROUGH EDUCATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUNDERS IN GOOD | £684k | — | 1 | within | — | no doubt |
| FRIENDS FOR DEVELOPMENT | £27k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| PERSONAL BEST FOUNDATION | £135k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| GOLDEN CHARITABLE TRUST | £30k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MATTHEW GOOD FOUNDATION | £554k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Funders Together | £1.2m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |