JUST GOOD FRIENDS CLUB

Registered charity 1177416 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Just Good Friends Club provides social activities for adults with learning disabilities in a safe environment.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG ADULTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND DERBYSHIRE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF HAVING A LEARNING DIFFICULTY BY:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES.

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 a net profit of £383.71 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £456,836.28 and total expenditure of £456,452.57. The trustees report that the charity is not yet completely sustainable due to increased costs and budget cuts, leading to the closure of the Coal Aston Hub. Despite these challenges, the charity continues to provide services to vulnerable individuals and the wider community.

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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~9.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (64% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amanda Bellingham
• David Goddard
• JULIE DIXON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lee Darren Bellingham

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).