FRIDAY MEDIA GROUP FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1156362 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Primarily, the Foundation helps to fund and support the FMG Project- our flagship project which aims to help and empower disadvantaged young people in Brighton and the surrounding areas, through fitness and mindset coaching. We also help to fund and support other projects that make a similar impact.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE FOUNDATION ARE TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts for the year ended 31 January 2025 were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, as determined by the trustees under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011. The independent examiner, Abid Ashraf, reported that no matters came to his attention requiring further explanation or indicating non-compliance with accounting records or Charities Act requirements.

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.

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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friday Media Group Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £793k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTOPHER JOHN KIDGERchair
• Bruce Warren · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOEL BENJAMIN KIDGER
• SAM LUKE KIDGER

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Side by side with its peers

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