What Redbridge Council does

Redbridge Faith Forum (RFF) is an independent registered charity (Charity No. 1118675) based in Redbridge Town Hall, Ilford, that serves as a collective voice for faith communities across the London Borough of Redbridge. Founded at an inaugural meeting in December 2003 and registered as a charity in 2006, RFF represents Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, and Baha'i communities through a Board of Trustees drawn from each tradition. Its core activities are community-cohesion programmes including the annual Multi-Faith Walk of Peace (now in its 16th year), network meetings, women's interfaith workshops, faith festival resources, daily reflections, and themed initiatives on climate change and health. Operational delivery relies on one part-time staff member, a volunteer workforce, and strategic partnerships with Redbridge Council, Transition Ilford, Faith for the Climate, and the Terence Higgins Trust.

The organisation has no proprietary technology products; its 'platform' is the WordPress-based website (redbridgefaithforum.org), a newsletter, social media channels, and event-based engagement at various faith venues across Ilford. Distribution is geographically restricted to a single London borough and is event-led rather than technology-led.

RFF's revenue model is a hybrid of low-fee annual subscriptions (individual £10, place of worship £30, voluntary organisation £20, small business £25, standard business £50 per annum) and donations accepted via BACS or cheque. It generates no enterprise contracts, has no disclosed revenue or funding rounds, and operates from council-provided office space. The customer base comprises individual members, faith institutions, voluntary organisations, and local businesses, with Redbridge Council serving as an institutional partner rather than a paying customer.

Name

Redbridge Council

Legal name

Redbridge Faith Forum

Website

https://redbridgefaithforum.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Redbridge Faith Forum is an independent UK charity that gives faith communities in the London Borough of Redbridge a collective voice through interfaith events, network meetings, and programmes including the annual Walk of Peace, supported by one part-time staff member and a volunteer workforce.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Interfaith Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Interfaith & Ecumenical Councils and Dialogue Organizations (BPAGAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Interfaith community services
• Faith community advocacy
• Community cohesion programs
• Interfaith dialogue events
• Religious community networking

Headquarters

HQ city

Ilford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: The organization generates revenue through annual membership fees from individuals, places of worship, voluntary organisations, and businesses at various tier levels.
2. Donations: As a small local charity, Redbridge Faith Forum accepts donations to support its work. Donations can be made via BACS or cheque.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Redbridge Faith Forum is an independent registered charity that acts as a collective voice for faith communities in the London Borough of Redbridge. It organizes interfaith dialogue programs — including an annual Multi-Faith Walk of Peace, regular network meetings, women's interfaith workshops, and Inter Faith Week activities — and produces educational resources covering faith festivals, daily reflections, health and wellbeing, and climate change. Membership is offered to individuals, places of worship, voluntary organisations, and businesses, supported by donations and a volunteer-led governance Board of Trustees.

Product overview

Redbridge Faith Forum is a community interfaith organization that serves as a collective voice for faith communities in Redbridge. The organization offers programs including the annual Multi-Faith Walk of Peace, faith festival resources covering multiple religious traditions (Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Baha'i), daily reflections, health and wellbeing initiatives, climate change resources, network meetings, and women's interfaith workshops. These offerings are community programs and informational resources rather than technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Redbridge Faith Forum Membership Programme Annual subscription membership open to individuals (£10/yr), places of worship (£30/yr), voluntary organisations (£20/yr), small businesses under 10 employees (£25/yr), and standard businesses with 10+ employees (£50/yr). Membership confers participation rights, voting rights, and access to events, network meetings, workshops, and resources for faith community members and supporters in the London Borough of Redbridge.
• Annual Multi-Faith Walk of Peace Signature annual interfaith community event that walks through central Ilford, stopping at multiple faith venues (Buddhist Vihara, Hindu Temple, Islamic Centre, Catholic Church, Gurdwara). Designed for residents, faith community members, and supporters to promote interfaith understanding and community cohesion; attracts around 100 participants per year.
• Faith Forum Network Meetings Periodic interfaith network meetings hosted at Central Library in Ilford that bring together faith communities and partner organisations (e.g., SHP Outreach Team, Welcome Centre, Salvation Army Night Shelter, Ramfel, Housing Justice, Sunday Drop In Service) for speakers, sharing, and joint community initiatives. Around 85 attendees per meeting.
• Women's Inter-Faith Workshops Workshops focused on women's interfaith dialogue and engagement in Redbridge, offered as part of the Forum's community programme for members and the wider public.
• Climate Change / Eco-Ilogy Programme Faith-based climate change programme producing resources, faith-leader video messages, and the Eco-Ilogy initiative. Includes a free thermal camera loan scheme (via partner Transition Ilford) for faith and community buildings to identify heat loss and insulation needs, and referrals to Faith for the Climate for UK and international climate perspectives.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 20 years of continuous operation serving faith communities since 2003
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Redbridge CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe organization has an office in the Town Hall and supports the Redbridge Compact, working collaboratively with the local council on community cohesion initiatives.
• Various Community OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork meetings feature speakers from SHP Outreach Team, The Welcome Centre, Salvation Army Night Shelter, Ramfel, Housing Justice and the Sunday Drop In Service, demonstrating broad community partnerships.
• Terence Higgins TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in 2016 for Public Forum 'In Faith In Health' to provide community health education and awareness.
• Transition IlfordminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransition Ilford offers its Thermal Camera free loan scheme to faith and community groups to use in their buildings to identify heat loss and insulation needs as part of RFF's Eco commitment.
• Faith for the ClimateminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFaith for the Climate website helps people of all faiths in the UK understand climate action and is well linked internationally. RFF refers members to this resource for faith perspectives on climate change.
• Wes Streeting MPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIlford North MP provided a tour of the Palace of Westminster for RFF supporters in March 2017, demonstrating political engagement and advocacy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Lambeth Council Faith Forum: Another London borough-supported interfaith forum; comparable as a peer in format and council relationship to RFF, though operating in a different borough with its own demographic mix.
• Interfaith Scotland: Scottish interfaith network with parallel structure for dialogue, education, and local-authority partnership; comparable in mission though operating in a different UK nation.
• Birmingham Council of Faiths: Long-running interfaith council in another diverse UK city with similar events, dialogue programmes, and local-authority partnership model; comparable as a same-mission peer in a different region.
• Brent Interfaith Council: A neighbouring London borough interfaith council with a near-identical structure (volunteer-run, council-supported, multi-faith trustee board, signature peace/walk events); highly comparable as a peer forum in a different London borough.

Direct peers

• Inter Faith Network for the UK: The national umbrella body for interfaith organisations in the UK; RFF is directly comparable as a member of this network, sharing the same interfaith dialogue and cooperation mission at a borough rather than national level.
• Faiths Forum for London: London-wide interfaith organisation working with borough-level faith forums and local authorities on cohesion; the closest city-level peer to RFF's Redbridge-centric interfaith work.
• Three Faiths Forum (3FF, now Faith Builds Bridges): Interfaith dialogue organisation founded in the UK, running programmes on faith collaboration in public life; comparable in mission and constituency (multi-faith dialogue) to RFF though city/nation-wide rather than borough-level.

Broad incumbents

• Near Neighbours: A Church Urban Fund programme that funds interfaith and inter-community activity across England, including in Redbridge; comparable mission (community cohesion between faiths) but operates as a funder rather than a delivery body.
• Citizens UK: Broad community-organising coalition that includes faith institutions in London and pursues similar community-cohesion and local-authority partnership outcomes as RFF, but at much larger scale and across multiple issue campaigns.

Others

• Redbridge Council (London Borough of Redbridge): The local authority that hosts RFF in its Town Hall and co-delivers cohesion activity through the Redbridge Compact; not a peer in the interfaith-delivery sense but the key institutional partner that defines RFF's operating context.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/redbridge-council

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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