FRIENDS WITHOUT BORDERS (PORTSMOUTH) CIO

Charity number: 1194005
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Friends Without Borders helps people seeking asylum to access support when few other services remain accessible to them. We provide two ongoing projects which aim to problem-solve, reduce isolation and challenge the discrimination faced by our clients: our Drop-in provides advocacy and advice without appointment and our Access to Justice project provides legal advice.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £58,082
Total expenditure: £84,548

People

6 Trustee(s)

40 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:
  • Disability
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Portsmouth City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 April 2021: CIO registration
  • 11 August 2025: Funds received from 1080187 FRIENDS WITHOUT BORDERS
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Janet PROBERT Trustee 20 May 2023
None on record
Yenga Ikuse Likanda Trustee 06 July 2022
None on record
GEOFFREY ALAN WILSON Trustee 19 April 2021
None on record
Lia Deyal Trustee 19 April 2021
None on record
COLEEN LE Trustee 19 April 2021
None on record
Dr Charles Leddy-Owen Trustee 19 April 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £0 £108.27k £59.57k £58.08k
Total expenditure £0 £13.73k £49.49k £84.55k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 2024 23 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 23 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 20 January 2025 81 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 20 January 2025 81 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 26 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 26 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 24 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 30 August 2022 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 06 Apr 2021

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF IMMIGRANTS, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES WHO ARE SUFFERING HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR IN NEED, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE AND RAISING THE AWARENESS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Contact information

Address:
ALL SAINTS CHURCH
COMMERCIAL ROAD
PORTSMOUTH
PO1 4BT
Phone:
02392839222
Email:
coordinator@friendswithoutborders.org.uk
Website:

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