FRIENDS REACHING OUT

Registered charity 1032163 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF KAPEEKA ORPHANAGE

Relief of Poverty.Advancement of Education of Orphans in Uganda.Establishing homes /orphanages. Setting up young people in business. Paying for School, college & University Fees as well as vocational training. Providing food & shelter.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF ORPHANS IN UGANDA PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HOMES ORPHANAGES OR OTHER SUCH INSTITUTIONS.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE RURAL AREAS OF UGANDA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Horsham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a closing balance of £51,060.52, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £28,110.83, largely due to a £15,000 legacy payment. Per the trustees' report, this balance is well above the stated reserves policy target of £6,000 (three months of core running costs). The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends Reaching Out (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• REV STEVE FISHPOOLchair
• Joy Dale
• MRS ALI FISHPOOL
• ROBERT DAVIDGE
• Rev Jerry Lee

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Uganda

Income and spending

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRIENDS OF KAGANDO.

• FRIENDS OF KAGANDO income £225k
• ABOUT WITH FRIENDS income £2.7m
• FRIENDS FOR DEVELOPMENT income £27k
• FRIENDS OF CHARITY INTERNATIONAL income £121k
• FRIENDS PROVIDENT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £650k
• FRIENDS OF UPWARD BOUND UK income £25k

Side by side with its peers

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