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FRIENDS IN ST HELIER

Registered charity 1133500 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Support/befriending the over 50s in the St Helier & neighbouring areas of Morden Surrey - coffee mornings and lunch clubs held every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, 49 weeks a year. We use community transport to bring members to the club who cannot get there on their own. We take members on outings, organize activities, parties and a week's assisted holiday for members.

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Latest income
£104k
Latest spending
£118k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £13,938 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £59,573 to £45,635. The trustees report that the charity used £14,000 of its reserves to cover expenditure due to a drop in attendance and increased costs. The reserves policy aims to hold reserves equal to six months of operating expenditure, which the trustees state was achieved at the end of the financial year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: General grants provided by government/ other charities (57% of income)
“General grants provided by government/ other charities 50,844”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: equal to 6 months of operating expenditure (held: £43k)
“The aim remains the same to ensure reserves hald are ‘equal ta 6 manths of operating expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Merton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£104k£118k
31/03/2024£123k£121k
31/03/2023£102k£110k
31/03/2022£82k£90k
31/03/2021£80k£85k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS IN ST HELIER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £13,938 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £59,573 to £45,635. The trustees report that the charity used £14,000 of its reserves to cover expenditure due to a drop in attendance and increased costs. The reserves policy aims to hold reserves equal to six months of operating expenditure, which the trustees state was achieved at the end of the financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.