FRIENDS WITHOUT BORDERS (PORTSMOUTH) CIO

Registered charity 1194005 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Friends Without Borders helps people seeking asylum to access support when few other services remain accessible to them. We provide two ongoing projects which aim to problem-solve, reduce isolation and challenge the discrimination faced by our clients: our Drop-in provides advocacy and advice without appointment and our Access to Justice project provides legal advice.

Causes: Disability · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total finances decreased by over £25,000 during the year, as expenditure significantly exceeded income for the first time in several years. Despite this, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £78,519 in bank and cash in hand. The trustees confirm that an independent examination was carried out with no concerns raised regarding the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends Without Borders (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (11/08/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anthony McCARTHYchair
• COLEEN LE
• Dr Charles Leddy-Owen
• Folasade EFUWAPE
• GEOFFREY ALAN WILSON
• Janet PROBERT
• Lia Deyal
• Majid Dhana

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

Operates in: Portsmouth City

Income and spending

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