Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
Future income +5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 19

BEFRIENDED

Befriended provides a range of services aimed at combating loneliness and isolation amongst older people living in Mid Sussex. These include face to face befriending, telephone befriending, befriended buddies, bereavement support, chaplaincy, exercise classes, social activities and events.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity and another benefit

Financial issues to consider:

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
30/09/23	£86	£61	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/22	£31	£40	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/21	£31	£24	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/20	£18	£10	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/19	£17	£6	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/18	£20	£13	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.befriended.org

gail@befriended.org

0300 7727703

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Henry Smith Charity	£50,000
Sussex Community Foundation	£25,000
Allen Lane Foundation	£7,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Befriended
£50,000	17/10/2023	towards two years‘ salary and on costs of the CEO at an organisation that aims to end loneliness and isolation amongst older people living in Mid-Sussex by bringing them to Christian faith and connecting them into the life of the Church.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Befriended
£10,000	20/03/2023 12	Funding was provided towards staff costs.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Befriended
£5,000	11/03/2022	They provide various forms of befriending. Funding was provided towards the staff costs of their administrator.
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to Befriended
£7,000	04/03/2022 24	£7,000 over two years (£3,500pa) towards the sustainability and development of this Befriending service in Mid Sussex.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Befriended
£5,000	19/11/2020 12	Funding was provided towards staff costs of a part-time administrator.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Befriended
£5,000	06/04/2020	This application is to support the running of a telephone befriending scheme for older people launched in response to Covid-19. Expenses include running the 0300 number, advertising, staffing and phones. They are also planning to deliver food ....more This application is to support the running of a telephone befriending scheme for older people launched in response to Covid-19. Expenses include running the 0300 number, advertising, staffing and phones. They are also planning to deliver food parcels and donate phones and tablets to maintain contact to those in need. They are also planning to run an intergenerational project using smart phones and tablets to maintain communication and bring joy to older people.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Befriended
£5,000	05/07/2019 17	Funding was provided towards staff costs of a part-time administrator.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

CHRIS WYLES Appointed: 2024

DAVID CHEWTER Appointed: 2021

GAIL MILLAR Appointed: 2017

GEORGE BAXTER (Chair) Appointed: 2022

JULIA CROOK Appointed: 2024

REV DIANE ELIZABETH WATTS Appointed: 2019

REV WILLIAM KEMP Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/11/2017, number: 1175623

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

9 Maude Singer Way
Hurstpierpoint
HASSOCKS
BN6 9GF

Objectives

1)TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH; AND2)TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY THROUGH A BEFRIENDING / CARE SERVICE.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

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