BEfriend

Charity number: 1072538
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Through the provision of volunteer befrienders, BEfriend aims to alleviate the social isolation experienced by people with physical, sensory, psychological or cognitive impairment living within the London Boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow. Volunteers provide weekly visits either in the home, or to support their client to go out into the community.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £390,775
Total expenditure: £387,864

Total income includes £139,158 from 3 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

212 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:
  • Disability
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Ealing
  • Hounslow

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 November 1998: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE VOLUNTEER LINK SCHEME (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
Julia Macrae Chair 25 February 2014
None on record
Sebastian Rama Barnes Trustee 11 March 2025
None on record
Carl Woodall Trustee 12 November 2024
None on record
Elly Tsung Ting Ng Trustee 28 November 2023
None on record
Natasha Joslin Trustee 09 November 2021
None on record
Sophie Queffurus Trustee 09 November 2021
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 £137.68k £214.00k £222.07k £296.66k £390.78k
Total expenditure £169.31k £195.65k £224.95k £293.35k £387.86k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £60.38k £33.88k £38.56k £53.92k £139.16k

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 28 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 02 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 02 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 12 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 18 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 18 January 2021 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18TH SEPTEMBER 1998, AMENDED 19TH DECEMBER 2001. as amended on 08 Feb 2019 as amended on 23 Apr 2019 as amended on 28 Nov 2023

Charitable objects

to relieve the isolation experienced by people with physical, sensory, cognitive or psychological impairment through the provision of volunteer befrienders within the home, or within the local community, and to relieve the stresses experienced by carers by offering a respite service through the provision of volunteer befrienders. These services are mainly carried out within the London Boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow.

Area of benefit

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

EALING

Contact information

Address:
BOUNDARY HOUSE BUSINESS CENTRE LTD
BOUNDARY HOUSE
BOSTON ROAD
LONDON
W7 2QE
Phone:
0203 093 1130
Email:
hello@befriend.london
Website:

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