FRIENDS FOR LIFE BEDFORDSHIRE

Charity number: 1165730
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To relieve the needs of people in care homes within the unitary boroughs of Bedford, Central Beds. and Luton or any area previously defined as being within Bedfordshire by any or all of the following: (i) developing schemes for befriending residents (ii) assisting care homes in meeting the spiritual needs of residents, in particular to help them in meeting their statutory requirements.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £75,207
Total expenditure: £86,535

Total income includes £5,336 from 1 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

70 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
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 February 2016: Standard registration
  • 31 October 2024: Funds received from 1158654 CARE HOME VOLUNTEERS
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Helen Wheatley Trustee 14 April 2025
None on record
Titilayo Sharon Majekodunmi Trustee 13 January 2025
None on record
Stephen David Bennett Trustee 22 October 2024
None on record
Lisa Rochelle Lindfield Trustee 22 October 2024
None on record
Michael Ames Ridley Trustee 13 November 2023
None on record
Nafiz Hasnat Trustee 22 May 2023
None on record
Keyur Bhatt Trustee 29 January 2020
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 £28.91k £43.08k £57.14k £56.19k £75.21k
Total expenditure £23.04k £28.01k £51.77k £50.41k £86.54k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £17.21k £12.00k £6.25k £5.34k

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 22 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 22 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 11 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 11 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 17 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 17 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 October 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 15/02/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 15/02/2016

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN CARE HOMES AND OTHER SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN THE UNITARY BOROUGHS OF BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON OR ANY AREA PREVIOUSLY DEFINED AS BEING WITHIN THE COUNTY OF BEDFORDSHIRE BY ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: (I) DEVELOPING SCHEMES FOR BEFRIENDING RESIDENTS (II) ASSISTING SUCH HOMES IN MEETING THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF RESIDENTS, IN PARTICULAR TO HELP THEM IN MEETING THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS FIELD.

Contact information

Address:
Room1
2nd floor
43 Bromham Road
BEDFORD
Bedfordshire
Phone:
07460575410
Email:
hello@friendsforlife.org.uk
Website:

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