FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY

Charity number: 1121095
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY IS INVOLVED IN VARIOUS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING ADVANCE OF THE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION (NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY EDUCATIONAL ATHORITY) , PROVISION OF SPORT ACTIVITIES, THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION FOR RHYTHMIC GYMNASTIC. ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINIAN REFUGEES.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2023

Total income: £258,450
Total expenditure: £267,049

Total income includes £13,789 from 2 government grant(s)

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
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 October 2007: Standard registration
  • 06 May 2025: Removed (Does not operate)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SOUTH EAST RUSSIAN LANGUAGE SOCIETY FRIENDSHIP (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls 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 expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023
Total gross income £251.71k £260.25k £177.56k £235.64k £258.45k
Total expenditure £254.44k £258.57k £168.19k £239.12k £267.05k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £20.99k £8.58k £13.79k

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 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not submitted
Annual return 31 March 2023 17 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 17 October 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 January 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2020 21 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 21 January 2021 On time

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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11 SEPTEMBER 2006 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20 MAY 2010

Charitable objects

3. OBJECTS THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS FORMED SHALL BE TO: 3.1 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES OF THE PUBLIC IN THE LANGUAGE LITERATURE, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF RUSSIA, PRIMARY EDUCATION AND GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION. 3.32 RELIEVE POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR FOR RUSSIAN SPEAKING COMMUNITY BY THE PROVISION OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, COUNSELLING, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES IN MATTERS WHICH MAY INCLUDE ASYLUM, IMMIGRATION, DEBTS, WELFARE, HEALTH, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT. 3.3 RELIEVE ISOLATION AND IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE RUSSIAN SPEAKING COMMUNITY IN THE SOUTH EAST THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE.

Area of benefit

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

GREATER LONDON AND KENT