Registered charity · West Yorkshire
Leeds Faiths Forum
Leeds Faiths Forum is a registered charity (number 1111963) based in West Yorkshire, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Right Revd Arun Arora since 2023. Latest income £110 (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Leeds Faith Communities Liaison Forum (Charity Commission)
- 10 trustees
- Income £110 (2025)
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Who leads it
- Right Revd Arun AroraChair · since 2023
- Chiragi SolankiTrustee · since 2023
- David WaiteTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Simon Howard PhillipsTrustee · since 2015
- Gurmukh Singh DeagonTrustee · since 2019
- Hemangini Vinodbhai YadavTrustee · since 2025
- Jennifer Elizabeth AndersonTrustee · since 2013
- Kaneez KhanTrustee · since 2026
- Oliver Roland EdwardsTrustee · since 2025
- Rev. Dr. Joseph Domenic CortisTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities, Environment/conservation/heritage and 2 more
- Where
- Leeds City
- Linked company
- Leeds Faiths Forum
- Registered
- 2005
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£110£376
- 2024£2k£106
- 2023£190£2k
Earlier years
- 2022£3k£2k
- 2021£100£120
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
1) TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN LEEDS AND ENVIRONS BY:- PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS;- ADVANCING EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS AND TRADITIONS.2) TO PROMOTE GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF LEEDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND TO PROVIDE RELIEF FROM FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND SOCIAL / OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ITS RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES; AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THE LIFE OF THEIR COMMUNITY IN WAYS WHICH ADDRESS AND ALLEVIATE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE.
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Right Revd Arun Arora Chair since 2023
- Chiragi Solanki since 2023
- David Waite since 2025
- Dr Simon Howard Phillips since 2015
- Gurmukh Singh Deagon since 2019
- Hemangini Vinodbhai Yadav since 2025
- Jennifer Elizabeth Anderson since 2013
- Kaneez Khan since 2026
- Oliver Roland Edwards since 2025
- Rev. Dr. Joseph Domenic Cortis since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Simon Howard Phillips since 2015
- Gurmukh Singh Deagon since 2019
- Jennifer Elizabeth Anderson since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Right Revd Arun Arora Chair since 2023
- David Waite since 2025
- Dr Simon Howard Phillips since 2015
- Hemangini Vinodbhai Yadav since 2025
- Kaneez Khan since 2026
- Oliver Roland Edwards since 2025
Portfolio (4)
- Chiragi Solanki since 2023
- Gurmukh Singh Deagon since 2019
- Jennifer Elizabeth Anderson since 2013
- Rev. Dr. Joseph Domenic Cortis since 2023
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
- 1111963
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 8 FEBRUARY 2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 13 SEPTEMBER 2005.
- Companies House
- Company number 05356811 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01977731778 · Jaynie_And@yahoo.com
- 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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