TOWER HAMLETS FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS

Charity number: 1099403
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Advocacy and Befriending service for socially isolated and lonely older people living in the borough of Tower Hamlets

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £159,923
Total expenditure: £189,154

Total income includes £39,584 from 2 government contract(s) and £39,584 from 2 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

30 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of London
  • Hackney
  • Newham
  • Tower Hamlets

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 September 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS (Previous name)
Company number:
04657449 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Anne WORLLEDGE Chair 01 April 2016
LEARN ENGLISH TOGETHER IN MERTON
Received: On time
Muhammad Jaber Hasan Khan Trustee 27 September 2022
None on record
Louise Theophile Trustee 27 September 2022
VOLUNTEER CENTRE TOWER HAMLETS
Received: On time
Jennifer Elizabeth Caroline Skeels Trustee 02 November 2021
None on record
Stephen Emery Robarts Trustee 10 June 2020
None on record
Carl Steventon Trustee 22 April 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £176.40k £250.30k £250.30k £128.24k £159.92k
Total expenditure £180.73k £186.03k £186.03k £207.31k £189.15k
Income from government contracts £25.00k £50.00k £50.00k N/A £39.58k
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £50.00k £39.58k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 07 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 07 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 03 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 03 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 03 February 2023 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 06 February 2023 6 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 30 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 23 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 23 November 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05/02/2003 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 09/07/2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 07/04/2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 02/09/2014

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS, AMONG THOSE RESIDENT WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE FORMER BOROUGH OF STEPNEY AND MORE GENERALLY GREATER LONDON, BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH SUPPORT (IN PARTICULAR TO THE ELDERLY, ISOLATED AND VULNERABLE) AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE FORMER BOROUGH OF STEPNEY.

Contact information

Address:
ST. MARGARETS HOUSE SETTLEMENT
21 OLD FORD ROAD
LONDON
E2 9PL
Phone:
0203 007 9120
Email:
admin@thfn.org.uk
Website:

www.thfn.org.uk Open in new window