(Figures in this story come from Cabinet Office of the Third Sector's National Survey of Third Sector Organisations)
The low level of faith-based charities in Tower Hamlets looks even more peculiar in the context of the main beneficiaries of their services. In Tower Hamlets 7% of charities say their main role is faith-based. Meanwhile 9% of charities in Tower Hamlets say that the main beneficiaries of their services are faith communities.
So there are more charities in Tower Hamlets that serve faith communities than there are faith-based charities.
The opposite is true in Newham and Hackney.
In Newham 23% of charities are faith-based. However, proportionately fewer - 15% - of Newham charities claim that faith communities are the main beneficiaries of their services.
In Hackney 22% of charities say they are faith-based but, again, proportionately fewer - 12% - of Hackney charities say that faith communities are the main beneficiaries of their services.
So, in Tower Hamlets, there are charities that claim not to be faith-based that serve faith communities. While in Newham and Hackney there are charities that claim to be faith-based but don't serve faith communities.
Is this discrepancy because charities in Tower Hamlets believe that if they describe themselves as faith-based they will not be eligible for public funding? Or is there a less sinister explanation for these differences?
The table below shows the answers given to the question "What are the main roles your organisation undertakes?"
Tower Hamlets -The first column is the answer to the question, the second column is the national average (as a percentage of 48,939 respondents nationally), the third column is the response of the borough's charities as a percentage of 281 respondents.
| Q6 Community development and mutual aid | 17 | 20 |
| Q6 Delivery of public services (e.g. social housing, health care, day centre, counselling, community safety) | 14 | 21 |
| Q6 Delivery of other services (e.g. business services, financial services, leisure, retail, manufacturing, community support) | 16 | 18 |
| Q6 Buildings and/or facilities (e.g. community centres, village halls, religious buildings but NOT social housing) | 15 | 10 |
| Q6 Advocacy, campaigning, representation, information or research | 10 | 24 |
| Q6 Capacity building and other support to third sector organisations (e.g. acts as a coordinating or resource body) | 4 | 11 |
| Q6 Grant makers (e.g. make grants to individuals or organisations) | 11 | 11 |
| Q6 Provides other finance | 4 | 1 |
| Q6 Provides advice to individuals | 10 | 16 |
| Q6 Helps people to access services or benefits | 6 | 9 |
| Q6 Provides staff and/or volunteers | 8 | 5 |
| Q6 Advancing religion and / or spiritual welfare by supporting religious or spiritual practice | 10 | 7 |
| Q6 Advancing cultural awareness | 7 | 13 |
| Q6 Other | 13 | 11 |
| Q6 Cannot say | 3 | 1 |
| Q6 No answer given | 9 | 9 |
| Number of respondents | 48939 | 281 |
Compare this to Hackney: The first column is the answer to the question, the second column is the national average (as a percentage of 48,939 respondents nationally), the third column is the response of the borough's charities as a percentage of 285 respondents.
| Q6 Community development and mutual aid | 17 | 17 |
| Q6 Delivery of public services (e.g. social housing, health care, day centre, counselling, community safety) | 14 | 21 |
| Q6 Delivery of other services (e.g. business services, financial services, leisure, retail, manufacturing, community support) | 16 | 14 |
| Q6 Buildings and/or facilities (e.g. community centres, village halls, religious buildings but NOT social housing) | 15 | 7 |
| Q6 Advocacy, campaigning, representation, information or research | 10 | 18 |
| Q6 Capacity building and other support to third sector organisations (e.g. acts as a coordinating or resource body) | 4 | 6 |
| Q6 Grant makers (e.g. make grants to individuals or organisations) | 11 | 12 |
| Q6 Provides other finance | 4 | 1 |
| Q6 Provides advice to individuals | 10 | 18 |
| Q6 Helps people to access services or benefits | 6 | 9 |
| Q6 Provides staff and/or volunteers | 8 | 6 |
| Q6 Advancing religion and / or spiritual welfare by supporting religious or spiritual practice | 10 | 22 |
| Q6 Advancing cultural awareness | 7 | 14 |
| Q6 Other | 13 | 7 |
| Q6 Cannot say | 3 | 1 |
| Q6 No answer given | 9 | 7 |
| Number of respondents | 48939 | 285 |
And compare it to Newham: The first column is the answer to the question, the second column is the national average (as a percentage of 48,939 respondents nationally), the third column is the response of the borough's charities as a percentage of 246 respondents.
| Q6 Community development and mutual aid | 17 | 26 |
| Q6 Delivery of public services (e.g. social housing, health care, day centre, counselling, community safety) | 14 | 17 |
| Q6 Delivery of other services (e.g. business services, financial services, leisure, retail, manufacturing, community support) | 16 | 10 |
| Q6 Buildings and/or facilities (e.g. community centres, village halls, religious buildings but NOT social housing) | 15 | 11 |
| Q6 Advocacy, campaigning, representation, information or research | 10 | 14 |
| Q6 Capacity building and other support to third sector organisations (e.g. acts as a coordinating or resource body) | 4 | 12 |
| Q6 Grant makers (e.g. make grants to individuals or organisations) | 11 | 6 |
| Q6 Provides other finance | 4 | 1 |
| Q6 Provides advice to individuals | 10 | 21 |
| Q6 Helps people to access services or benefits | 6 | 11 |
| Q6 Provides staff and/or volunteers | 8 | 8 |
| Q6 Advancing religion and / or spiritual welfare by supporting religious or spiritual practice | 10 | 23 |
| Q6 Advancing cultural awareness | 7 | 16 |
| Q6 Other | 13 | 10 |
| Q6 Cannot say | 3 | 2 |
| Q6 No answer given | 9 | 7 |
| Number of respondents | 48939 | 246 |
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