The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion

Registered charity 1153702 Registered since 2013

Operates: Cambridgeshire

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Board DNA

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13
trustees on the board
7.5y median 8y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure
9
trustees past 6 years
12y
average years in governance
8 vs 2 portfolio
first-time trustees
8
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 13Religious Activities 13Arts/culture/heritage/science 11General Charitable Purposes 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience

Education 9Finance 7Professional services 6

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Contact

Websitewww.faraday.cam.ac.uk
Emaildra24@cam.ac.uk
Phone01223246696
AddressThe Faraday Institute, The Woolf Building, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0UB

Finances

£547,444 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£495,933£841,957
2022£751,593£846,306
2023£757,461£810,250
2024£994,394£864,630
2025£547,444£775,541

What it does

What

Education/trainingReligious ActivitiesArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND RELIGION BY CARRYING OUT RESEARCH IN ALL ASPECTS OF THAT SUBJECT, PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS IN ACADEMIC JOURNALS AND BOOKS AND IMPROVING THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF ISSUES IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND RELIGION BY DISSEMINATING RESEARCH RESULTS MORE WIDELY BEYOND THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY AND THROUGH LECTURES, COURSES AND THE PUBLICATION OF OTHER EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME WHICH ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE STATED ABOVE. THE CHARITY HAS A CHRISTIAN ETHOS, AND ACCORDINGLY IN FURTHERING THE ABOVE OBJECTS THE MAIN FOCUS OF ITS RESEARCH WORK IS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCIENCE AND THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, AND IT SHALL EMPHASISE THE EDUCATION OF THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY IN ISSUES OF SCIENCE AND FAITH, BUT SHALL ALSO WELCOME AND SEEK TO ENGAGE WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF OTHER FAITH TRADITIONS, AND WITH THOSE OF ANY FAITH OR NONE.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01 MAR 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 DEC 2014AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 12 JUN 2017 as amended on 09 Nov 2018 as amended on 12 Dec 2019 as amended on 10 Sep 2020

Trustees (13)

13trustees
62median age
2aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion · 08426223 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 01/03/2013

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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