Community Friends

Charity number: 270472
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The advancement of health and the saving of life and the preservation of health among people residing locally, without discrimination. To provide physical aids, equipment, facilities and services ancillary to those provided by the doctors, to persons suffering from any physical illness. To interact with other groups, clubs & charities in the area working to similar aims.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £1
Total expenditure: £3,735

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 December 1975: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS FOR ST LEONARD'S HOSPITAL (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Peter Malcolm Barber Chair 01 December 2024
None on record
Niall Oliver Cullum Trustee 01 December 2024
None on record
Lady Christine Mary Chope Trustee 01 December 2024
None on record
Linda Ann Barber Trustee 01 December 2022
None on record
Janet Mary Batchelor Trustee 01 December 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £392 £6 £342 £2.55k £1
Total expenditure £7.52k £569 £4.82k £6.07k £3.74k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 December 2024 11 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 17 April 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 08 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 08 November 2021 8 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25TH APRIL 1955 AS AMENDED 22 NOVEMBER 1976 AS AMENDED ON 17 APR 2018 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 12 JUN 2018

Charitable objects

. THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES 2. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, ILLNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN FERNDOWN AND ST LEONARDS AND SURROUNDING AREAS, REGARDLESS OF AGE, HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGES. 3. TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL AIDS, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND SERVICES [NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED OR AVAILABLE FROM THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES] ANCILLARY TO THOSE PROVIDED BY THE DOCTORS, TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM PHYSICAL ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION RESULTING FROM ILLNESS OR INJURY. 4. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES, SUPPORT SERVICES, EQUIPMENT NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES TO BE PLACED IN THE COMMUNITY OR AT ANY MEDICAL FACILITY IN FERNDOWN AND ST LEONARDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. 5. TO INTERACT WITH OTHER GROUPS, CLUBS & CHARITIES IN THE AREA WORKING TO SIMILAR AIMS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Flat 5
The Ferns
15 Dudsbury Crescent
FERNDOWN
Dorset
BH22 8JD
Phone:
07715174450
Email:
pmb750@gmail.com
Website:

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