NEW FRIENDS FOR YOU

Charity number: 1186686
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We support the lonely and bereaved by providing trained volunteers to befriend lonely people in Chorley and surrounding area by visiting them at home for an hour each week. We host 3 After Loss Groups for the bereaved to help them pick up the threads of a social life. We have over 40 hosted Talkin Tables in Chorley & South Ribble encouraging the lonely and isolated to go out & meet new friends.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2025

Total income: £37,596
Total expenditure: £17,746

Total income includes £2,600 from 2 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

80 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
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Lancashire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 December 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • FRIENDS FOR YOU (Working name)
  • Talkin Tables (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Social media 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
JAMES KEITH SINGLETON Chair 07 September 2023
None on record
Wendy Paterson Trustee 11 May 2025
None on record
Kay Heath Trustee 09 April 2025
None on record
Sheena Tattum Trustee 09 April 2025
None on record
SALLY CALLEY Trustee 15 January 2018
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, BLACKBURN DIOCESE
Recently registered

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 01/02/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2024 31/01/2025
Total gross income £16.02k £21.70k £6.08k £38.85k £37.60k
Total expenditure £6.67k £6.91k £22.81k £22.58k £17.75k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £250 £3.61k £5.00k £7.00k £2.60k

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 January 2025 28 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2025 28 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2024 28 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2024 28 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2023 08 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 08 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2022 14 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 14 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 February 2021 11 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 01 February 2021 11 October 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 02 Dec 2019

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE RESIDENT IN CHORLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: OLD AGE, ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL), DISABILITY OR BEREAVEMENT.

Area of benefit

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

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
90 St. Gregorys Place
CHORLEY
Lancashire
PR7 3NZ
Phone:
07508718835
Email:
Chair@newfriendsforyou.co.uk
Website:

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