FRIENDS R US LONDON

Registered charity 1121746 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide culturally appropriate social and drama activities for children and young people in the local BME community

Objects

1)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT,FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF PEOPLE OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF PEOPLE.2) TO ALLEVIATE POVERTYTO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH, BY THE PROVISION TRAINING COURSES, WITH A VIEW TO ENABLING THEM TO ENHANCE THEIR PROSPECTS OF EMPLOYMENT AND CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY.

Area of benefit: LONDON

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hackney, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased significantly from £40,865 to £6,390 due to total expenditure of £171,245 exceeding total income of £136,770. The trustees report that reserves are currently below their stated policy target of 3-6 months of running costs. Despite this deficit, the trustees maintain a going concern basis, citing adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

Year-over-year changes

• Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "below" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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
• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• FAIGYE GOLDMAN
• REBECCA KATZ
• ROSE HOFFMAN
• SHANI JUST
• SONIA MOSSBERG · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Hackney · Haringey

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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