FRIENDS OF SERENITY

Registered charity 1157866 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOS

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF SICK PREGNANT WOMEN AND THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED A MISCARRIAGE, STILLBIRTH OR NEONATAL DEATH IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AT EAST LANCASHIRE WOMEN AND NEW BORN CENTRE, THE PROVISION OF MEMORY BOXES AND KEEPSAKES & PROVIDING QUALIFIED INFORMATION ON THE TRISOMY 13 FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

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Latest income
£41k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained a net surplus of £15,014.23 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total receipts of £40,817.94 against payments of £25,803.71. The trustees report that the charity remains in a stable and sustainable financial position, having maintained appropriate reserves in line with their policy. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £10,000 (held: £10k)
We try to ensure we maintain £10,000 in reserves
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of Serenity (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bolton · Lancashire · Liverpool City · Manchester City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£41k£26k
31/08/2024£32k£61k
31/08/2023£54k£17k
31/08/2022£16k£15k
31/08/2021£37k£46k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF SERENITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained a net surplus of £15,014.23 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total receipts of £40,817.94 against payments of £25,803.71. The trustees report that the charity remains in a stable and sustainable financial position, having maintained appropriate reserves in line with their policy. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.