LEWES HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP

Registered charity 1158437 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Lewes House of Friendship exists to promote the wellbeing of older people, in any manner which now is or hereafter may be deemed by law to be charitable, in and around Lewes. It organises the following activities:* provision of home-cooked, nutritious lunches* delivered lunches to vulnerable members * exercise groups* craft, * choir, * yoga group* bereavement support

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE TO PROMOTE THE WELLBEING OF OLDER PEOPLE, IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE, IN AND AROUND LEWES (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT").

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit on ongoing operations of £42,709, driven by increased building maintenance and utility costs alongside declining meal service numbers. Despite this operational loss, the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £633,772, which the trustees consider sufficient to discharge responsibilities for at least five years even in the event of a serious decline in income.

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 4 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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~60.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (28/01/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTINE ELIZABETH MOON
• Nigel Scott
• POLLY SENTER

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

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