Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 8

JUST FRIENDS

Just Friends helps to combat the effects of loneliness in those who live alone, including carers. Just Friends organises social meetings, walking groups and a lunch each month in each branch. In addition members can enjoy events including Tea Parties with Entertainment, Steam Train outings, Wine Tasting excursions, Theatre Visits, Specific Lunches including Halloween, Christmas etc and more.

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 including the Government recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/06/23		£53	£29	£24
30/06/22		£37	£32	£4

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

WWW.JUST-FRIENDS.UK

info@just-friends.uk

01323725882

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups

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
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Just Friends
£10,000	13/12/2022	Funding was provided to increase the number of social meetings/events to help members enjoy warmth and subsidised food during the first three months of 2023.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Just Friends
£3,000	21/07/2022	Funding was provided towards staff costs.
Sussex Community Foundation - Branch Development Officer
£9,960	25/02/2022	Funding was provided to cover the costs of a self employed Branch Development Officer to oversee the running of existing branches and to enable the development and creation of new branches in the ....more Funding was provided to cover the costs of a self employed Branch Development Officer to oversee the running of existing branches and to enable the development and creation of new branches in the Hastings and Lewes areas.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

FREDERICK JOHN GEORGE SMITH FSCA FBIM (Chair) Appointed: 2019

GRAHAM WILLS Appointed: 2023

HEATHER MARION BROAD Appointed: 2019

LISA CLAIRE STREVENS Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/11/2021, number: 1196623

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

13 The Lodge
3 Blackwater Road
Eastbourne
BN21 4JF
BN21 4JF

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION IN THE AREA OF EAST SUSSEX 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 BY THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES.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)