B:FRIEND
Registered charity 1171148 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B:FRIEND DONCASTER
b:Friend matches volunteer befrienders with isolated, elderly neighbours in the community. The aim is to reduce social isolation by re-engaging at risk individuals with their community through one-to-one befriending partnerships and community group social events.
Causes: Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity secured renewed National Lottery funding and a new three-year grant from The Henry Smith Charity, mitigating previous uncertainty regarding the end of its primary lottery grant. The organization reports meaningful growth in reach and volunteer recruitment, with a strategic focus on diversifying income streams to ensure financial resilience.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
- Claire Elizabeth Rintoulchair
- CHRISTOPHER JOHN BARKER
- Clare Legg
- Dr Rebecca Roberts
- Nicola Jane Upton
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is B:FRIEND financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity secured renewed National Lottery funding and a new three-year grant from The Henry Smith Charity, mitigating previous uncertainty regarding the end of its primary lottery grant. The organization reports meaningful growth in reach and volunteer recruitment, with a strategic focus on diversifying income streams to ensure financial resilience.
Who funds B:FRIEND?
Funders whose own accounts filings name B:FRIEND as a grant recipient include IRWIN MITCHELL CHARITIES FOUNDATION, VOLUNTARY ACTION ROTHERHAM, IMAGINE FOUNDATION, THE MCCARTHY & STONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, W G EDWARDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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