THE SOCIETY OF THE FAITH (INCORPORATED)

Registered charity 232821 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SOCIETY OF THE FAITH, THE SOCIETY OF THE FAITH AND CHURCH UNION TRUSTEES (INCORPORATED)

The Society of The Faith carries out a range of charitable activities including providing meeting space and offices for other charities and church groups, holding an annual lecture, awarding grants for advanced theological study and church needlework and sponsoring books about the Christian faith.

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Latest income

£201k

Latest spending

£118k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £38,023 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily driven by a significant unrealised investment loss of £84,471. Despite this, total charity funds remain substantial at £2,114,755, with unrestricted reserves of £1,886,814, which the trustees consider prudent against their stated policy target of around £125,000. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: around £125,000 (held: £1.9m)

“the trustees consider that around £125,000 should be kept easily accessible on deposit with the CBF for the time being” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee travel expenses reimbursed

“Travelling expenses amounting to £2,202 (2024 : £2,752) were reimbursed to 8 (2024: 9) Trustees.” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 00214216

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

DUMBRECK, Geoffrey James William, The Venerable Dr — director, appointed 10/09/2025on trustee list
BACZYK-BELL, Charles John Mackinnon, The Reverend Doctor — director, appointed 20/09/2024on trustee list
GALLOWAY, Peter John, The Revd Canon Professor — director, appointed 13/09/2023on trustee list
LAWRENCE-MARCH, David, The Reverend — director, appointed 28/09/2021on trustee list
ABRAHAM, Timothy Patrick — director, appointed 27/10/2020on trustee list
CHAPMAN, William Edward — director, appointed 24/07/2018not on trustee list
CHANDLER, Andrew, Dr — director, appointed 24/07/2018on trustee list
JACOB, William Mungo, The Venerable Dr. — director, appointed 11/07/2017on trustee list
HOBLEY, Andrew Stephen, Dr — director, appointed 19/07/2007on trustee list
GASTON, Peter Gerald — director, appointed 15/07/2004on trustee list
WOODS, Martin Charles — director, appointed 20/07/1999on trustee list
ROBERTS, Margery Diana — secretary, appointed 21/07/1998

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Andrew Stephen Hobleychair · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr ANDREW CHANDLER
Dr William Mungo Jacob · trustee of 5 other charities
Martin Charles Woods · trustee of 2 other charities
PETER GERALD GASTON · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev David Lawrence Lawrence-March
Rev Peter John Galloway
The Revd Dr Charles John Mackinnon Baczyk-Bell · trustee of 2 other charities
Timothy Patrick Abraham · trustee of 6 other charities
Ven Geoffrey James William Dumbreck · trustee of 3 other charities
WILLIAM EDWARD CHAPMAN CVO

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£201k	£118k
31/03/2025	£198k	£152k
31/03/2024	£218k	£156k
31/03/2023	£210k	£170k
31/03/2022	£157k	£106k

Common questions

Is THE SOCIETY OF THE FAITH (INCORPORATED) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £38,023 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily driven by a significant unrealised investment loss of £84,471. Despite this, total charity funds remain substantial at £2,114,755, with unrestricted reserves of £1,886,814, which the trustees consider prudent against their stated policy target of around £125,000. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KINGDOM FAITH CHURCH.

KINGDOM FAITH CHURCH income £1.0m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH DORE income £403k
KINGDOM FAITH CHURCH LONDON income £143k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FAWKHAM AND HARTLEY income £105k
THE CHRISTADELPHIAN AUXILIARY LECTURING SOCIETY income £201k
THE CORNERSTONE CHURCH GROUP income £226k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SOCIETY OF THE FAITH (INCORPORATED)	£201k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KINGDOM FAITH CHURCH FY2024	£1.0m	£140,001 - £150,000	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH DORE FY2025	£403k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
KINGDOM FAITH CHURCH LONDON FY2025	£143k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FAWKHAM AND HARTLEY FY2025	£105k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE CHRISTADELPHIAN AUXILIARY LECTURING SOCIETY FY2025	£201k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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