GRANDFRIENDS

Charity Number: 1203669
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

GrandFriends: The Company of Elders trains and supports our volunteers who we value as Elders and as community assets. Our Mission is to address intergenerational loneliness by creating mutually beneficial connections between GrandFriends and people of all younger generations through our innovative programmes, thereby building more cohesive communities with elders at the heart.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £27,057
Total expenditure: £25,287

People

4 Trustee(s)

30 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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Bath And North East Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 June 2023: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
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
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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
Lucy Anne Beattie Chair 31 August 2022
None on record
ANNA ELIZABETH SABINE Trustee 01 January 2023
None on record
Ian Patrick Dunning Trustee 31 August 2022
None on record
Dr Anna Gregorowski Trustee 31 August 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2024
Total gross income £27.06k
Total expenditure £25.29k
Income from government contracts N/A
Income from government grants 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 2024 29 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 July 2024 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 21 Jun 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY YOUNG AND ELDERLY PEOPLE IN BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WHO ARE EXPERIENCING LONELINESS BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, DISABILITY, ILL HEALTH OR SOME OTHER REASON, THROUGH SOCIAL INTERACTION BETWEEN OLDER VOLUNTEERS AND YOUNGER PEOPLE.

Contact information

Address:
8 Churchtown Road
Gwithian
HAYLE
Cornwall
TR27 5BX
Phone:
01225 967 680
Email:
lavinia@grandfriends.uk
Website:

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