Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Static board: -3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 0

EDENBRIDGE FRIENDZ

The objectives of the Society are principally: To provide help and support for people with a learning disability and their families and carers and to assist in the provision of facilities for the recreation or other leisure time occupation for people who have a learning disability with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/24	£11	£10	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/23	£6	£34	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£5	£6	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£3	£4	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20?	£20	£17	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£27	£17	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17	£29	£28	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	£17	£23	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15	£20	£28	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

cmburton@btinternet.com

01732864291

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Edenbridge Friendz
£5,000	21/09/2023	towards one year's running costs of an organisation providing support for people with learning disabilities and their families in Edenbridge, Kent.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Edenbridge Friendz
£4,000	15/06/2022	towards one year's running costs of an organisation providing support for people with learning disabilities and their families in Edenbridge, Kent.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Edenbridge Friendz
£4,000	08/12/2020 12	towards one year's running costs of an organisation providing support to people with learning disabilities and their families in Edenbridge, Kent.
National Lottery Community Fund - edenbridge friendz weekend club
£8,500	11/04/2019 12	The organisation will use funding to provide social and recreational weekend activities for people with learning and physical disabilities with a view to supporting their overall community engagement health and wellbeing.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Edenbridge Friendz
£7,000	13/06/2018 12	towards one year's running costs of a charity supporting people with learning disabilities and their families in Kent
National Lottery Community Fund - Edenbridge Friendz Weekend Activities
£8,500	29/11/2017 12	This project will continue to provide social activities for adults with learning and physical disabilities, with the aim of bringing people together, building their confidence and reducing social isolation.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Edenbridge Friendz
£7,000	08/09/2016 12	towards one year's running costs of a charity in Kent that supports people with learning disabilities and their families
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Edenbridge Friendz
£5,000	12/03/2015	towards one year's running costs of a project providing help and support for people with learning disabilities and their families in Kent
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Edenbridge Friendz
£7,000	05/12/2012	towards one year's running costs of a support group in Kent for people with learning difficulties
National Lottery Community Fund - Edenbridge Befriending
£10,000	23/05/2012 12	This is a project by a registered charity in Kent. The organisation will use the funding to develop a befriending service for adults with learning disabilities. This will provide beneficiaries with support in using public transport to access local ....more This is a project by a registered charity in Kent. The organisation will use the funding to develop a befriending service for adults with learning disabilities. This will provide beneficiaries with support in using public transport to access local facilities and activities to improve social cohesion and reduce isolation.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID HEPBURN (Chair) Appointed: 2017

GEOFFREY HAYSOM Appointed: 2013

MICHAEL COLLINS Appointed: 2013

PAULINE COLLINS Appointed: 2013

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/11/2013, number: 1154713

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

27 MEADOW LANE
EDENBRIDGE
TN8 6HT

Objectives

A) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS.B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.“LEARNING DISABILITY” MEANS ANY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OF THE MIND AND ANY ASSOCIATED CONDITION HOWSOEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER MILD, MODERATE OR SEVERE.

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