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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -9
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • All female board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY

FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY IS INVOLVED IN VARIOUS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING ADVANCE OF THE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION (NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY EDUCATIONAL ATHORITY) , PROVISION OF SPORT ACTIVITIES, THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION FOR RHYTHMIC GYMNASTIC. ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINIAN REFUGEES.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • Why is the Board completely female?
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static and 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
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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
31/03/23£258£267£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£236£239£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£178£168£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£260£259£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£252£254£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£254£258£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£338£336£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£297£303£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£247£247£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£215£214£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£184£183£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£137£140£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£130£127£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£102£101£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£107£103£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 17 years

www.druzhba.org.uk

friendship@btinternet.com

01322330090

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Amusement and recreation services, incl holidays
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent, Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
National Lottery Community Fund£19,984
City Bridge Trust£8,496
Sport England£5,558
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Help Ukraine refugee children
£9,990 22/07/2022
The funding will be used to run gymnastic and English learning classes for Ukrainian refugee children. The project aims to improve their physical and mental wellbeing and build social connections.
National Lottery Community Fund - Vaccine for all
£3,444 28/01/2021
6
The funding will be used to run three educational covid vaccine workshops within the Eastern European community. The project aims to raise positive awareness around the vaccination to encourage uptake.
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£5,558 29/05/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
National Lottery Community Fund - Health for All
£6,550 29/05/2020
6
The funding will be used to provide health advice to migrants during the current crisis.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Friendship Society
£8,496 04/05/2020
A grant of £8,496 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Friendship Society
£51,300 25/09/2014
24
£51,300 over two years (£25,650 x 2) for the costs of centre-based ESOL classes in Bexley and Newham.
Sport England - Rhythmic Gymnastics Bexley
£10,000 11/11/2011
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Rhythmic Gymnastics Bexley'. This project lists its main activity as Gymnastics.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-61
  • ALINA SALES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Assistant Accountant
  • GALINA CLARK Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director
  • MARIYA TARABASA (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Nurse
  • TANYA BEVAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Nhs Staff
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/10/2007, number: 1121095
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/09/2006, number: 05931435
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR11: 104 days late,
Main office

105 WEST STREET
ERITH
KENT
DA8 1AG

Objectives

3. OBJECTS THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS FORMED SHALL BE TO:3.1 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES OF THE PUBLIC IN THE LANGUAGE LITERATURE, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF RUSSIA, PRIMARY EDUCATION AND GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION.3.32 RELIEVE POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR FOR RUSSIAN SPEAKING COMMUNITY BY THE PROVISION OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, COUNSELLING, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES IN MATTERS WHICH MAY INCLUDE ASYLUM, IMMIGRATION, DEBTS, WELFARE, HEALTH, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT.3.3 RELIEVE ISOLATION AND IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE RUSSIAN SPEAKING COMMUNITY IN THE SOUTH EAST THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON AND KENT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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