BEFRIENDERS WORLDWIDE

Charity Number: 1146717
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To improve the emotional and mental health of people who are experiencing feelings of distress and to reduce the incidence of suicide.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £40,219
Total expenditure: £58,138

People

12 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Brazil
  • China
  • Cyprus
  • France
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Kenya
  • Lithuania
  • Malaysia
  • Mauritius
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Saint Vincent
  • Serbia
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sweden
  • Thailand
  • United States
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 March 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
07964782 Open in new window
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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Neil Grant Hawkins Chair 06 September 2021
BRITISH HUMANIST ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Harinda Fonseca Trustee 13 July 2024
None on record
Martin Taylor Trustee 17 November 2021
None on record
Lea Zeinoun Trustee 17 November 2021
None on record
Nagesh Sood Trustee 17 November 2021
None on record
Chinta Melanie Paranavithana Trustee 11 March 2019
None on record
Pornthip Yoskittiphat Trustee 11 March 2019
None on record
Merab Mulindi Trustee 01 March 2019
None on record
MARGARET LOUISE GALLIANO Trustee 15 January 2018
None on record
David Andrew Brodtman Trustee 01 April 2015
None on record
Oscar Monteiro Trustee 25 November 2014
None on record
Paulius Skruibis Trustee 02 October 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 29/02/2020 28/02/2021 28/02/2022 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £43.58k £50.71k £64.46k £66.71k £40.22k
Total expenditure £22.97k £41.66k £44.68k £50.69k £58.14k
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 2023 25 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 25 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2022 27 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 27 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2021 28 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 28 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 February 2020 07 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2020 07 December 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 24/02/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/09/2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 FEB 2016 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 MAY 2017 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 JUN 2018 as amended on 17 Nov 2023

Charitable objects

3.THE CHARITY'S OBJECT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IS TO IMPROVE THE EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FEELINGS OF DISTRESS AND DESPAIR AND TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF SUICIDE BY,BUT NOT LIMITED TO:- 3.1 ENCOURAGING WORLDWIDE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF CENTRES SPECIALISING IN THIS WORK; AND 3.2 IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES AND SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING THE APPLICATION OF THESE PRACTICES BY THE CENTRES.

Area of benefit

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

GREAT BRITAIN, ARGENTINA , AUSTRALIA , BRAZIL , CHINA , CYPRUS , FRANCE , HONG KONG , HUNGARY , INDIA , ITALY , JAPAN , KENYA , LITHUANIA , MALAYSIA , MAURITIUS , NEW ZEALAND , NORWAY , POLAND , PORTUGAL , REPUBLIC OF IRELAND , SERBIA , SINGAPORE , SOUTH AFRICA , SPAIN , SRI LANKA , ST VINCENT AND GRENADINES , SWEDEN , THAILAND , UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , ZIMBABWE

Contact information

Address:
4 CAMBRIDGE TERRACE MEWS
LONDON
NW1 4JJ
Phone:
07747763554
Email:
martin@mltdirections.com
Website:

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