FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION (FOR)

Registered charity 207822 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION ENGLAND, FORE, THE FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION

FoR was founded in 1914 as a body of people who accepted that Christian faith is incompatible with participation in war. FoR supports and affirms those with a commitment to peace and non-violence and undertakes education and campaigning on issues of conflict and peace and on behalf of the victims of war and injustice.

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Latest income

£83k

Latest spending

£99k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £524,032 are in line with the trustees' policy of holding three months of unrestricted expenditure. Although the charity reported a net deficit for the year, the trustees consider the current level of reserves sufficient to meet obligations and continue operations on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £524k)

“They considered it appropriate to hold unrestricted reserves equivalent to 3 months unrestricted expenditure”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (29/03/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Mark Wakelinchair
Annie Sharples
Carys Underdown
Lee Marsden
Peter Cousins
RICHARD BICKLE · trustee of 1 other charity
Victoria Anne Turner

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

Operates in: Scotland · Sudan · Throughout England · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£83k	£99k
31/12/2023	£78k	£79k
31/12/2022	£64k	£86k
31/12/2021	£86k	£85k
31/12/2020	£60k	£76k

Common questions

Is FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION (FOR) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £524,032 are in line with the trustees' policy of holding three months of unrestricted expenditure. Although the charity reported a net deficit for the year, the trustees consider the current level of reserves sufficient to meet obligations and continue operations on a going concern basis. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION (FOR)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION (FOR) as a grant recipient include C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST, WORLD DAY OF PRAYER NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST	FY2023	£1k
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND	FY2024	£850	Single Institutional Grants allocated by the Committee for the Welsh Speaking Churches
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND	FY2025	£200	Single Institutional grants (Allocated by Welsh committee)