Registered charity · Derby
The Multi-Faith Centre AT the University of Derby
The Multi-Faith Centre AT the University of Derby is a registered charity (number 1087140) based in Derby, governed by 7 trustees. Latest income £129k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £129k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.multifaithcentre.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Multi-Faith Centre AT the University of Derby
- Registered
- 2001
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£129k£146k
- 2024£278k£254k
- 2023£214k£200k
Earlier years
- 2022£123k£137k
- 2021£203k£162k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 54%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1) TO PROVIDE EDUCATION IN AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT FAITHS AND RELIGIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY WHATEVER MEANS THE TRUSTEES MAY THINK FIT INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE PROVISION OF A MULTI-FAITH CENTRE AND TO PROMOTE AND PUBLICISE ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN MEMBERS OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS OR FAITH TRADITIONS AND THEIR INTERACTIONS BOTH WITH ONE ANOTHER AND WITH THE WIDER SOCIETY2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS BY THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS3) TO USE THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN MAINTAINING THE MULTI-FAITH CENTRE INCLUDING THE FABRIC OF THE BUILDINGS AND THE CONTENTS OF THE MULTI-FAITH CENTRE INCLUDING THE FABRIC OF THE BUILDINGS AND THE CONTENTS OF THE MULTI-FAITH CENTRE AND THE MAINTENANCE OF RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN THE PLACES OF WORSHIP WITHIN THE MULTI-FAITH CENTRE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES4) TO PROVIDE OR AUGMENT THE STIPEND OF ANY MINISTER OR ASSIST THE MINISTER IN MEETING THE EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES AND TO PROVIDE OR AUGMENT OR ASSIST WITH FINANCIAL COSTS OR EXPENSES FOR ANY RELIGIOUS ADVISORS OR CHAPLAINS PRACTISING HIS OR HER FAITH OR PROVIDING RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AT THE MULTI-FAITH CENTRE5) SUCH OTHER OBJECTS AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
Grants received
9 grants · £197,851 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The Tudor Trust · £101,400 (3 grants)
- People's Health Trust · £36,667
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £34,647
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £24,437 (3 grants)
- The Badur Foundation · £700
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Ali Poostchi since 2017
- Andy Oakley since 2017
- Dhiraj Jogia since 2026
- Dr Hardial Singh Dhillon since 2018
- Dr Heather Kinuthia since 2024
- Dr Jo Bishton since 2022
- Paul Freestone since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Ali Poostchi since 2017
- Andy Oakley since 2017
- Dr Hardial Singh Dhillon since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Ali Poostchi since 2017
- Andy Oakley since 2017
- Dhiraj Jogia since 2026
- Dr Hardial Singh Dhillon since 2018
- Dr Heather Kinuthia since 2024
- Dr Jo Bishton since 2022
- Paul Freestone since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1087140
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17 AUGUST 2000 AS AMENDED BY WRITTEN RESOLUTION S DATED 18 MAY 2001 AND 4 MARCH 2010 AND SPECIAL RESOLUTION 23 NOVEMBER 2005 as amended on 05 Oct 2020 as amended on 07 Oct 2021
- Companies House
- Company number 03952377 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01332 593513 · mfc@derby.ac.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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