THE COMMUNITY OF RECONCILIATION AND FELLOWSHIP

Registered charity 265514 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C R A F, THE FRIENDS ANONYMOUS SERVICE LIMITED

The charity's principle object is the improvement of conditions of life in the community, including the relief of poverty, distress and sickness and the provision of facilities in the interest of social welfare. The role of our community is to reconcile inequalities enabling groups and individuals to have a voice and energy to contribute to a cohesive and inclusive society.

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, NATIONALITY ETHNIC ORIGIN COLOUR OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THE FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH THE RELIEF OF POVERTY DISTRESS AND SICKNESS AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND IN THE COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Get email alerts

Latest income
£152k
Latest spending
£138k
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £767,733, which the trustees consider a good platform to increase reserves. The charity aims to hold three months of expenditure in cash reserves, a target it currently meets. The filing notes a difficult year with a net expenditure of £69,226 in the prior period, but reports a net income of £8,622 for the current year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of expenditure (held: £768k)
“The Charity aims to build up sufficient reserves to enable it to have sufficient cash reserves to allow for three months of expenditure.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hackney · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£152k£138k
31/03/2024£99k£171k
31/03/2023£84k£121k
31/03/2022£94k£131k
31/03/2021£112k£116k

Common questions

Is THE COMMUNITY OF RECONCILIATION AND FELLOWSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £767,733, which the trustees consider a good platform to increase reserves. The charity aims to hold three months of expenditure in cash reserves, a target it currently meets. The filing notes a difficult year with a net expenditure of £69,226 in the prior period, but reports a net income of £8,622 for the current year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE COMMUNITY OF RECONCILIATION AND FELLOWSHIP£152k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY FOR RECONCILIATION FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt
WELLSPRINGS TOGETHER FY2025£148k—0above—no doubt
HARTLEPOOL UNITED COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION FY2025£199k—0unclear—no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD HOUSE OF JOY FOR ALL NATIONS FY2025£117k—0above—no doubt
READING FC COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£2.4m——above—no doubt

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