FRIENDS TOGETHER CROOK

Registered charity 1201793 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS TOGETHER

Friends Together is a group addressing social isolation and well being

Objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF THEIR AGE OR ILL HEALTH CONDITIONS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: County Durham, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£20k

Latest spending

£29k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £4,071 for the year, with total income of £33,095 against expenditure of £37,167. The trustees acknowledge uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to potential reductions in grant funding and increased operational costs, though they remain committed to safeguarding operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of operational expenses (reserves figure: £34k)

“The charity aims to hold sufficient reserves to cover [e.g., three to six months of operational expenses]”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The trustees have reviewed the charity’s financial position and future funding prospects and acknowledge certain uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. These uncertainties include potential reductions in grant funding and increased operational costs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Eunice Smith received £1,000 remuneration for bookkeeping/secretarial services and £45 for telephone expenses.

“During the period, the charity paid Eunice Smith (Trustee) remuneration of £1,000 for bookkeeping and secretarial services and expenses of £45 for reimbursement of telephone costs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Eunice Smith received remuneration for bookkeeping/secretarial services and reimbursement of telephone expenses.

“During the period, the charity paid Eunice Smith (Trustee) remuneration of £1,000 for bookkeeping and secretarial services and expenses of £45 for reimbursement of telephone costs. These payments were authorised by the other trustees.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

Volunteers: 9
Government income: £2,224 — grants £2,224 (2); 11% of the £20,420 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 9
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Eunice May Smithchair
Lindsey Ann Stores
Pauline Dobson

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£20k	£29k
31/03/2025	£33k	£37k
31/03/2024	£43k	£30k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS TOGETHER CROOK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £4,071 for the year, with total income of £33,095 against expenditure of £37,167. The trustees acknowledge uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to potential reductions in grant funding and increased operational costs, though they remain committed to safeguarding operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/07/2026	£15k	Friends Together Crook

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
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	1	£45k
Army Benevolent Fund	1	£30k
THE SHAMELESS FUND	1	£25k
THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND	1	£20k
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST	1	£9k
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£8k
THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION	1	£5k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Together Collective.

Together Collective income £717k
THE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE (UK) income £517k
Out Together income £87k
UNITING FRIENDS LTD income £1.2m
FRIENDS AND PLACES TOGETHER income £148k
TOGETHER LEICESTER income £35k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FRIENDS TOGETHER CROOK	£20k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
Together Collective FY2025	£717k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE (UK) FY2025	£517k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Out Together FY2025	£87k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UNITING FRIENDS LTD FY2025	£1.2m	£80,000 - £90,000	1	above	—	no doubt
FRIENDS AND PLACES TOGETHER FY2025	£148k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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