COMMUNITY FOR RECONCILIATION

Registered charity 295113 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CFR FOOTPRINTS, CFR ROMANIA CONCERN, CFR UN-AFR-AID, CFR UN-AFR-AID (UNITED AFRICA AID)

An ecumenical network of members, working for the relief of poverty and the advancement of religion, in particular for peace & reconciliation. In partnership with others abroad it promotes projects and programmes and provides resources for them. It maintains a residential centre for training, conferences, retreats and visiting groups and also as a base for the overseas work.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£162k
Latest spending
£130k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds were maintained at £124,407, which falls within the trustees' stated policy target of 6 to 12 months of expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £1,204 for the year, with total net assets increasing to £168,494. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 6 and 12 months of expenditure (held: £124k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds, which have not been designated for a specific use, should on the grounds of prudence, be maintained at a level between 6 and 12 months of expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One or more trustees has been paid remuneration or received other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity.
“One or more trustees has been paid remuneration or received other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity.” — page 15
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

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)

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

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

Operates in: Bosnia And Herzegovina · Burundi · Croatia · Kenya · Romania · Rwanda · Serbia · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£162k£130k
31/12/2024£164k£147k
31/12/2023£115k£137k
31/12/2022£139k£104k
31/12/2021£53k£123k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY FOR RECONCILIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds were maintained at £124,407, which falls within the trustees' stated policy target of 6 to 12 months of expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £1,204 for the year, with total net assets increasing to £168,494. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2025£18kSharing Time Building Community: Volunteers Supporting and Growing Together
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2022£7kThe Greenhouse at Barnes Close - A welcoming space for community wellbeing

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE LAMBETH TRUST1£1.3m
THE HARPENDEN TRUST1£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE COMMUNITY OF RECONCILIATION AND FELLOWSHIP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COMMUNITY FOR RECONCILIATION£162k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COMMUNITY OF RECONCILIATION AND FELLOWSHIP FY2025£152k—0unclear—no doubt
RECONCILING LEADERS NETWORK FY2025£371kmore than £60,0002above—no doubt
ST ETHELBURGA'S CENTRE FOR RECONCILIATION AND PEACE FY2024£704k—0within—no doubt
CHURCH COMMUNITIES UK FY2025£28.5m—0within—no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD LIVING BREAD NEWCASTLE FY2025£209k—0unclear—no doubt

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