Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 0

No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE FRIEND PUBLICATIONS LIMITED

The production and publishing of a weekly and quarterly magazine for the benefit of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly called Quakers, for the purpose of propagating the religious teaching of that Society and of promoting interest in its work.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/06/23	£398	£440	£-43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
30/06/22	£413	£392	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
30/06/21	£372	£390	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
30/06/20	£404	£392	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
30/06/19	£404	£403	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
30/06/18	£407	£364	£43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/17	£441	£511	£-70	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/16	£402	£414	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/15	£382	£391	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/14	£359	£374	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/13	£354	£347	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/12	£384	£345	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/11	£366	£348	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/10	£362	£349	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/09	£370	£355	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/08	£368	£334	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/07	£320	£328	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/06	£310	£305	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/05	£326	£338	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/04	£338	£351	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 62 years
(66 years as a company)

www.thefriend.org

editorial@thefriend.org

02076631010

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Other congregations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
2 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 63-73

ROBERT GEORGE ASHTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Writer

ALASTAIR HUGH REID Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

ELISABETH HELEN BURCH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Senior Publisher

JANET BARLOW Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

MARTIN JAMES HUGHES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Public Finance Accountant (Retired), Other trusteeships: British Friends of Quaker Council for European Affairs, Crynwyr Cymru - Quakers in Wales (CCQW),

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/01/1962, number: 211649
Registered at Companies House on 20/05/1958, number: 00604838

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

FRIENDS HOUSE
173 EUSTON ROAD
LONDON
NW1 2BJ

Objectives

Advancing the religious teaching of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers): (1) through the production and publishing of independent Quaker publications in formats both printed and digital, that cover the life, work and witness of Quakers, and benefits the said Society although not official publications of the said Society, and (2) by providing accessible and affordable publications and information to the Quaker community including those on low incomes.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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