HOWBURY FRIENDS

Registered charity 1117813 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Run 5 after school activities for children aged 5-11yrs, 2 over 60's clubs, Lunches and breakfasts, first aid courses, half term holiday activities for families, fitness project for adults and other courses that have been asked for by people living in the community of Slade Green and it's surrounding area of Bexley. We ov and also run a food bank in the community.

Objects

ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR FAMILIES AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY BY RUNNING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES AND ENCOURAGING PEOPLE IN LEARNING AND EDUCATION.PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SLADE GREEN AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING WITH OTHER LOCAL INHABITANTS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: SLADE GREEN AND THE SURROUNDING ARES OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted reserves of £18,224 and total funds of £67,228 at the year end. The trustees report that they review their financial policy annually and rely heavily on volunteers to deliver services such as the foodbank and after-school club. The charity received significant funding from Bexley Council for Household Support and from the Voluntary Health Project.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• 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
• Paying staff
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Julie Thomaschair
• AMY TILLER
• DEBBIE HUGHES
• Dave Tiller
• Jillian O'Reilly
• NATALIE SHAW

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

Operates in: Bexley

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Government & lottery funding

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