JUST FRIENDS

Charity number: 1196623
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Just Friends helps to combat the effects of loneliness in those who live alone, including carers. Just Friends organises social meetings, walking groups and a lunch each month in each branch. In addition members can enjoy events including Tea Parties with Entertainment, Steam Train outings, Wine Tasting excursions, Theatre Visits, Specific Lunches including Halloween, Christmas etc and more.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £76,582
Total expenditure: £37,478

People

4 Trustee(s)

12 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
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 November 2021: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

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
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
FREDERICK JOHN GEORGE SMITH FSCA FBIM Chair 07 January 2019
None on record
Graham Wills Trustee 14 September 2023
None on record
Lisa Claire Strevens Trustee 01 July 2019
None on record
Heather Marion Broad Trustee 01 July 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £36.73k £53.29k £76.58k
Total expenditure £32.28k £29.08k £37.48k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £20.52k 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 30 June 2024 27 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 27 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 15 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 25 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 02 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 02 February 2023 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11 MAY 2021 as amended on 28 Jan 2025

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION IN THE AREA OF SOUTHERN ENGLAND FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES. 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: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY)

Contact information

Address:
13 The Lodge
3 Blackwater Road
Eastbourne
BN21 4JF
BN21 4JF
Phone:
01323725882
Email:
info@just-friends.uk
Website:

WWW.JUST-FRIENDS.UK