## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From** 01.04.2020 **Period start date To** 31.3.2021 **Period end date** **Charity name:** Bury Faith Forum ## **Charity registration number:** 1180349 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The purpose of the Bury Faith Forum is the
promotion of religious harmony for the
benefit of the public through: educating the
public in different religious beliefs including
to promote good relations between
persons of different faiths; promoting
knowledge, mutual understanding and
respect of the beliefs and
practices of different religious faiths;
providing a range of interfaith activities for
people in Bury to enable them to interact
with people of different religious faiths and
better understand their communities; and
providing technical advice to government
and others on faith matters.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Bury Faith Forum have undertaken a
number of activities for the benefit of the
public including two multi-faith events held
for primary and secondary schools which
had the aim of increasing understanding
around different faith groups and promoting
acceptance. As well as this, Bury Faith
Forum has also ran a Faith in
Remembrance event and taken part in
other events such as a Light and Hope
Event as part of Bury’s Towns of Culture
programme, a Passover event and an
interfaith Mayor’s Breakfast. In regards to
the accounts, there have been no activities
that have taken place this year and the
figure that is outgoing for this year is a late
payment for a virtual event which took
place during the last reporting period.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have regard for the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on
public benefit| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|There have been many achievements of
the charity and all of these link into the
objective of the Bury Faith Forum as
outlined in its constitution. One such
achievement is an increased awareness of
different religious beliefs and the promotion
of good relations between people of
different faith through different faith working
together to put on a variety of events
outlined above. As well as this, these
events also raised awareness of different
religions, not just within those that worked
together to put on the events, but also the
other organisations that attended these
events including community members and
primary and secondary school pupils. As
well as this, and as stated in the last report,
the forum continues to work closely with
the local council to ensure there is a robust
response to Covid-19 and a steady uptake
of vaccines within each respective faith
group.| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Bury Faith Forum has a total of £7458.91
available in funds. Funding has been
received from Bury Council as shown in the
accounts and there has been a small
amount in outgoings related to an overdue
payment from last year.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|N/A| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|N/A| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|The charity does not lease a building so
there is no need to hold reserves. All the
funds that are raised go directly to the
charities work.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** Description of charity’s trusts: ||Type of governing document||Para 1.25|Association Model Constitution|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||(trust deed, royal charter)||||| ||How is the charity||Para 1.25|As a Charitable Incorporated Organisation|| ||constituted?||||| ||(e.g unincorporated||||| ||association, CIO)||||| ||Trustee selection methods||Para 1.25|New Trustees are voted on by all members|| ||including details of any|||of the Faith Forum at the annual AGM.|| ||constitutional provisions e.g.|||Each member and trustee has one vote|| ||election to post or name of|||only.|| ||any person or body entitled||||| ||to appoint one or more||||| ||trustees||||| |**Reference and Administrative details**|||||| ||Charity name||Bury Faith Forum||| ||Other name the charity uses||N/A||| ||Registered charity number||1180349||| ||Charity’s principal address||19 St. Georges Road, Bury, BL9 8JG||| ||||||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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