SILVER FRIENDS

Registered charity 1198792 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Silver Friends was born out of a passion to serve the older community, dedicated to providing support and companionship to lonely and isolated elderly citizens. No one should have to suffer loneliness and isolation, especially in their later years. With our exceptional volunteers we are able to offer face to face visits, outings and events. We provide transport. All services are free to access.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO ARE LONELY AND ISOLATED THROUGH SOCIAL INTERACTION WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE AND OR INFIRMITY.

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 incurred a net loss of £21,375 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves decreasing to £78,825 from £100,203 the previous year. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Silver Friends (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (18/04/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Joanna Shackleton B.COMchair
• Alisha Dhaliwal ACCA/BA
• Mark Hua BE. MBA.
• Sajjad Hussain

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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