01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 19 January 2024
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £52,595
- Latest expenditure
- £55,292
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Riba Free Foundation, 167-169 GREAT PORTLAND STREET, LONDON, W1W 5PF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.ribafree.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Riba Free Foundation helps people of faith and none to live a life without interest or usury. It does this through education, advocacy and signposting.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £52,595
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £55,292
- Fin Period Start Date
- 19 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £12,713
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,995
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £52,595
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £55,292
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 19 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 1 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £12,713
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,995
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 2
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- RIBA FREE FOUNDATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2024-01-19T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 19 Jan 2024
- Charitable Objects
- THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ISLAMIC RELIGION AND IN PARTICULAR THE INJUNCTIONS FOUND IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES PROHIBITING THE USE OF 'RIBA' (DEFINED AS 'USURY' OR 'INTEREST') MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS: -(A) THE EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ON THE ISLAMIC PRINCIPLES RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF RIBA.(B) TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE BOTH MEMBERS OF THE ISLAMIC AND OTHER FAITHS AS WELL AS THOSE WITHOUT A FAITH WHO CHOOSE TO LIVE A RIBA FREE LIFESTYLE.(C) SUPPORT THOSE IN POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AS A RESULT OF TAKING ON RIBA LADEN DEBT OR OTHERWISE BY PROVIDING MONEY MANAGEMENT EDUCATION, ADVICE AND INFORMATION AND PROMOTING SERVICES WHICH SUPPORT AND LEAD TO A RIBA FREE LIFESTYLE.
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 675875
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- RFF
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures