BEfriend
Registered charity 1072538 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE VOLUNTEER LINK SCHEME
Through the provision of volunteer befrienders, BEfriend aims to alleviate the social isolation experienced by people with physical, sensory, psychological or cognitive impairment living within the London Boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow. Volunteers provide weekly visits either in the home, or to support their client to go out into the community.
Causes: Disability · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £15,054 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total unrestricted reserves of £169,014. The trustees have resolved to dissolve the charity, and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern to reflect this closure.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of average overhead costs (held: £169k)
“The Trustees aim to maintain a Closedown Reserve (“Designated Funds”), to cover the costs of the organisation’s closure, at a level of approximately three months of average overhead costs.” — page 5
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“Given the decision to close, these financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
- Julia Macraechair
- CARL WOODALL
- Natasha Joslin
- Sebastian Rama Barnes
- Sophie Queffurus
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Ealing · Hounslow
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BEfriend financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £15,054 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total unrestricted reserves of £169,014. The trustees have resolved to dissolve the charity, and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern to reflect this closure. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BEfriend?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BEfriend as a grant recipient include CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON, DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND, HOUSING PATHWAYS TRUST, THE GROCERS' CHARITY, THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST.
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