SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF FOREIGNERS IN DISTRESS
Grants to people from countries that are not part of the Commonwealth, or were not part of the British Empire, and who are at present resident in London
Objects
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGNERS IN DISTRESS IN LONDON OR THE VICINITY, AFTER DUE INVESTIGATIONS, IN THE FORM OF TEMPORARY GRANTS, PENSIONS, REPATRIATION, OR IN SUCH OTHER WAY AS MAY BE THOUGHT FITTING BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Latest income
£14k
Latest spending
£12k
Registered
1963
Policies the charity declares
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 1
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2021 (received 16/08/2022, 17 days after the 30/07/2022 due date).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (20/09/2022)
Trustees
- Ian Hammond McCullochchair
- CAROLINE MARGARET ARMSTRONG
- James Joseph Petri
- Louise Virginia Oxley
- Megan van der Linde
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £14k | £12k |
| 31/12/2024 | £13k | £12k |
| 31/12/2023 | £17k | £17k |
| 30/09/2022 | £11k | £23k |
| 30/09/2021 | £10k | £20k |
Common questions
Who funds SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF FOREIGNERS IN DISTRESS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF FOREIGNERS IN DISTRESS as a grant recipient include THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £1k | |
| THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £1k | |
| THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | amount not stated |