FLAT FRIENDS UK

Charity number: 1168730
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Flat Friends supports ladies who have had, or are facing mastectomy and who live or are considering living without reconstruction. We support online and in face to face groups. We also liaise with Breast nurses and other professionals to advise them of our services to their patients. We also work to raise awareness among the wider public, to try and change the stigma of living without one, or both

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £26,614
Total expenditure: £35,820

People

5 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
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:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 August 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • FFUK (Working name)
  • Flat Friends (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SARAH ELIZABETH COOMBES Chair 11 August 2016
None on record
Onajite Oluwatosin Riamah Trustee 03 July 2025
None on record
Carolyn Lisa Garritt Trustee 28 June 2025
None on record
Dr Nicola King Trustee 11 August 2024
None on record
Odile Wittemans Trustee 12 May 2021
None on record

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 £3.44k £15.32k £21.48k £14.75k £26.61k
Total expenditure £2.80k £3.89k £5.12k £9.05k £35.82k
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 14 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 14 January 2026 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 20 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 October 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 17 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 17 January 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 29 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 29 December 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 11 January 2022 On time
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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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 11 Aug 2016 as amended on 07 May 2021 as amended on 29 Dec 2024

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF WOMEN IN THE UK WHO HAVE HAD OR MAY FACE MASTECTOMY AND WHO LIVE OR ARE CONSIDERING LIVING WITHOUT BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; IN PARTICULAR, (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE, AND RAISING AWARENESS AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE WIDER PUBLIC.

Contact information

Address:
45 Brookfield Road
LONDON
W4 1DF
Phone:
07810856389
Email:
support@flatfriends.org.uk
Website:

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