BEFRIENDED

Registered charity 1175623 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Befriended provides a range of services aimed at combating loneliness and isolation amongst older people living in Mid Sussex. These include face to face befriending, telephone befriending, befriended buddies, bereavement support, chaplaincy, exercise classes, social activities and events.

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Latest income

£155k

Latest spending

£106k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £104,216, comprising unrestricted funds of £104,216 and restricted funds of £0. The trustees report that the charity remains in a stable financial position supported by grants, donations, and community fundraising.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £51,549 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“Gail Millar, a trustee, received remuneration of £51,549 as CEO of the charity” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Gail Millar received £51,549 remuneration and £3,605 pension payments.

“Gail Millar, a trustee, received remuneration of £51,549 as CEO of the charity (2024: £45,476) and benefits in kind in the form of pension payments of £3,605 (2024: £1,364).” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Gail Millar is a trustee and received remuneration as CEO

“Gail Millar, a trustee, received remuneration of £51,549 as CEO of the charity (2024: £45,476) and benefits in kind in the form of pension payments of £3,605 (2024: £1,364). The only other payments made to the trustees, or any person connected with them, consisted of reimbursements of expenditure incurred on behalf of the charity in furthering the charity's objects.” — page 24

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 — Befriended (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Holy Trinity Church Hurstpierpoint — “Befriended is one of Holy Trinity’s mission partners which means that they support Befriended financially, practically and prayerfully.” (source page)
St Andrew’s Church — “Befriended is a mission partner of St Andrew’s Church and they support Befriended financially, prayerfully and practically.” (source page)
Brighton College Prep Handcross — “The school has raised over £14,000 for Befriended but also put on concerts, afternoon teas, sports days and musical events for our ‘friends’…” (source page)
Parkers car and Truck Rental — “Parkers Car and truck rental donate the profit from the hiring of this vehicle towards Befriended.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

George Baxterchair
David Chewter
Emma Lambert
GAIL MILLAR · trustee of 1 other charity
Julia Crook
Patricia Johns · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev William Kemp · trustee of 3 other charities
Susan Fleet

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

Operates in: East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£155k	£106k
30/09/2024	£88k	£83k
30/09/2023	£86k	£61k
30/09/2022	£31k	£40k
30/09/2021	£31k	£24k

Common questions

Is BEFRIENDED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £104,216, comprising unrestricted funds of £104,216 and restricted funds of £0. The trustees report that the charity remains in a stable financial position supported by grants, donations, and community fundraising. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of BEFRIENDED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £51,549 band.

Who funds BEFRIENDED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BEFRIENDED as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BALCOMBE.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BALCOMBE	FY2023	£600

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	3	£9k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON	2	£130k
THE MCCARTHY & STONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£16k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	2	£10k
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST	2	£8k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£7k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£5k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	2	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TIME TO TALK BEFRIENDING.

TIME TO TALK BEFRIENDING income £472k
BEfriend income £419k
B:FRIEND income £413k
ILKLEY AND DISTRICT GOOD NEIGHBOURS income £123k
TOWER HAMLETS FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS income £190k
FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY income £22.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BEFRIENDED	£155k	£51,549	unclear	—	no doubt
TIME TO TALK BEFRIENDING FY2025	£472k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BEfriend FY2026	£419k	—	unclear	—	not going concern
B:FRIEND FY2024	£413k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ILKLEY AND DISTRICT GOOD NEIGHBOURS FY2026	£123k	—	above	—	no doubt
TOWER HAMLETS FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS FY2025	£190k	—	below	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.