THE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE

Charity number: 1087845
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Friendship Centre is a social centre for older people, open 3 mornings a week. As well as the opportunity for social contact and peer support there are a number of activities on offer, such as art and crafts, dance classes, fitness classes, a local history group and massage. We serve hot lunches twice a week. We are based in Lancaster.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £20,957
Total expenditure: £17,273

People

5 Trustee(s)

10 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
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Lancashire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 August 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ROGER FRANKLAND Chair 17 February 2014
LANCASTER COMMUNITY MUSIC TRUST
Received: On time
Angela Rosemary Lord Trustee 23 July 2025
None on record
SIMON BANKS LYON Trustee 22 January 2016
None on record
MICHAEL PEARCE Trustee 08 May 2013
None on record
CLLR DAVID OWEN BROOKES Trustee 14 May 2011
LANCASTER CHARITY
Received: On time
PLATTEN AND BENSON ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
THE FAIRFIELD ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
FRIENDS OF THE STOREY GARDENS
Received: On time
CLAVER HILL PROJECT
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £7 £5.54k £17.57k £21.23k £20.96k
Total expenditure £518 £5.82k £15.95k £16.78k £17.27k
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 March 2025 03 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2024 22 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 02 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 12 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 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 30/03/2001 AS AMENDED ON 15/06/2001 AS AMENDED ON 07/07/2010 AS AMENDED ON 08/07/2011

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF OLDER PEOPLE (AGED 55 AND OVER) WITHIN LANCASTER AND DISTRICT. IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL CONTACT, EDUCATION, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATION AIMED AT REDUCING ISOLATION AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OLDER PEOPLE (AGED 55 AND OVER) IN LANCASTER DISTRICT.

Area of benefit

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

LANCASTER

Contact information

Address:
LANCASTER BAPTIST CHURCH HALLS
ROBERT STREET
LANCASTER
LA1 1PT
Phone:
07821 328342
Email:
thefriendshipcentre@gmx.com
Website:

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