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CCEW Charity Commission profile

FORWARD THINKING

Registered charity 1105206 · organisation 4008946

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
29 July 2004
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£966,339
Latest expenditure
£698,178
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Forward Thinking, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP

Website recorded by the regulator: www.forward-thinking.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

An independent and non-denominational charity, addresses the social isolation of Muslim communities in Britain. Over the past year, the Middle East Programme has sought to engage in and promote an inclusive dialogue with a variety of Israeli and Palestinian actors, as well as with opinion-shapers and key figures in neighbouring and EU countries.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received
24 March 2026
Date Accounts Received
24 March 2026
Total Gross Income
£966,339
Total Gross Expenditure
£698,178
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received
12 February 2025
Date Accounts Received
12 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£736,647
Total Gross Expenditure
£600,522
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received
22 March 2024
Date Accounts Received
22 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£572,825
Total Gross Expenditure
£701,568
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received
26 May 2023
Date Accounts Received
26 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£623,277
Total Gross Expenditure
£814,852
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received
14 April 2022
Date Accounts Received
14 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£563,424
Total Gross Expenditure
£603,543

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
24 March 2026
Total Gross Income
£966,339
Total Gross Expenditure
£698,178
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£106,436
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
12 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£736,647
Total Gross Expenditure
£600,522
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
22 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£572,825
Total Gross Expenditure
£701,568
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
26 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£623,277
Total Gross Expenditure
£814,852
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
14 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£563,424
Total Gross Expenditure
£603,543
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
24 March 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
568122
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
398217
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
966339
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£698,178
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
698178
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
80235
Expenditure Support Costs
63582
Expenditure Depreciation
3771
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£451,655
Assets Total Fixed
3329
Assets Own Use
3329
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£598,768
Assets Total Liabilities
£70,410
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£531,687
Creditors One Year Total Current
70410
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£595,218
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
451655
Funds Restricted
80032
Funds Total
531687
Count Employees
5
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
12 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
317421
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
416077
Income Investments
0
Income Other
3149
Income Total Income And Endowments
736647
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£600,522
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
600522
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
73373
Expenditure Support Costs
62323
Expenditure Depreciation
3410
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£243,768
Assets Total Fixed
7099
Assets Own Use
7099
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£292,770
Assets Total Liabilities
£36,343
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£263,526
Creditors One Year Total Current
36343
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£276,992
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
243768
Funds Restricted
19758
Funds Total
263526
Count Employees
5
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
22 March 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
35629
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
537196
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
572825
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£701,568
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
701568
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
70761
Expenditure Support Costs
52983
Expenditure Depreciation
1992
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,571
Assets Total Fixed
4141
Assets Own Use
4141
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£192,215
Assets Total Liabilities
£68,955
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£127,401
Creditors One Year Total Current
68955
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£157,620
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1571
Funds Restricted
125830
Funds Total
127401
Count Employees
8
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
26 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
623277
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
623277
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£814,852
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
814852
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
69874
Expenditure Support Costs
485235
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£36,704
Assets Total Fixed
4813
Assets Own Use
4813
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£432,855
Assets Total Liabilities
£181,523
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£256,145
Creditors One Year Total Current
181523
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£427,425
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
36704
Funds Restricted
219441
Funds Total
256145
Count Employees
9
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
14 April 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
563424
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
563424
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£603,543
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
603543
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
62048
Expenditure Support Costs
459190
Expenditure Depreciation
1849
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£39,013
Assets Total Fixed
4086
Assets Own Use
4086
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£521,951
Assets Total Liabilities
£78,317
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£447,720
Creditors One Year Total Current
78317
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£516,015
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
39013
Funds Restricted
408707
Funds Total
447720
Count Employees
10
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Egypt
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Tunisia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Occupied Palestinian Territories
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Israel
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Finland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Turkey
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Classification Code
115
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FORWARD THINKING
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2004-07-29T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 21 JULY 2004
Charitable Objects
THE TRUSTEES MUST APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN FURTHERING THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") TO PROMOTE RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING MORE INFORMED DIALOGUE AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT FACTIONS WITHIN SAME FAITH COMMUNITIES AND BETWEEN DIFFERENT FAITH AND RACIAL GROUPS.
Area Of Benefit
WORLDWIDE

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling