Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 9

No PartB

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

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 13

JUST GOOD FRIENDS (NORTH WEST) LIMITED

Just Good Friends (North West) Ltd provides solutions to loneliness and isolation within the community through the provision of a contact HELPLINE contact on 07564 921618, Web site - Just Good Friends Lytham St Annes, Facebook - Just Good Friends Lytham St Annes.JGF has 6 satellite meeting groups across Fylde and Wyre providing activities 7 days a week.

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 including the Government
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
Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/10/23		£89	£58	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/22		£47	£54	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/21		£53	£54	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/20		£71	£41	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/19		£74	£78	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/18	*	£81	£50	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/17		£30	£27	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

justgoodfriends.org

bev.sykes@hotmail.co.uk

07557734233

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

General Community services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£15,500
Masonic Trust	£12,600
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside	£12,500
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,950
The Foyle Foundation	£4,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Just Good Friends
£5,000	20/12/2023 11	To provide 1-2-1 support to vulnerable members in the community. The grant would help support the staff costs of this wellbeing team.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Grant to Just Good Friends (North West) Limited
£2,500	09/02/2023	To increase the number of staff working within the Wellbeing team providing support to vulnerable people in the area. This support includes day to day support to allow independence, social events to reduce isolation, and advice regarding their ....more To increase the number of staff working within the Wellbeing team providing support to vulnerable people in the area. This support includes day to day support to allow independence, social events to reduce isolation, and advice regarding their entitlements.
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£12,600	03/01/2023	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£10,000	09/12/2022 24	Just Good Friends
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Just Good Friends
£5,000	01/12/2022	To fund 1-to-1 support work to combat loneliness, depression, and suicidal thoughts.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£4,000	28/04/2021	towards ongoing costs over the next 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£5,500	18/12/2020	Just Good Friends
National Lottery Community Fund - Just Good Friends Covid Safe and Secure Project
£9,950	15/05/2020 11	A project to support vulnerable and socially isolated people to improve their physical and mental health and reduce social isolation during lockdown. Support includes telephone calls to check on basic needs and arrange for food and medication to be ....more A project to support vulnerable and socially isolated people to improve their physical and mental health and reduce social isolation during lockdown. Support includes telephone calls to check on basic needs and arrange for food and medication to be delivered if required. It will also support with care needs and any other issues.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Focus Group for Autistic Young people to reduce isolation
£750	18/11/2019	Towards the costs of the Focus Group for Autistic Young people to reduce isolation.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Just Good Friends Ltd
£6,152	15/11/2019	We want to reach more isolated people within the Fylde Community, showing that there is a solution to loneliness.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Just Good Friends (Fleetwood)
£7,592	15/11/2019	We want to provide more activities and support for our members and volunteers to help reduce loneliness and isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Just Good Friends - BlacKpool Project
£9,500	21/03/2019 12	The funding will be used to deliver a range of social activities for isolated members of the community, particularly older people. The project aims to reduce loneliness and isolation within the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Just Good Fit Friends
£10,000	19/08/2014 12	Not Available

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 59-74

ANDREW STUART RODGERS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Charity Campaign Manager

DIANE GRADWELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Charity Manager

DR RUSSELL JOHN THORPE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Doctor

JEAN PATRICIA MASON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

MARGARET JANET ALBION Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Surveyor

MARK JAMES ALBION Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Surveyor

STEPHEN LESLIE MASON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/05/2016, number: 1167124
Registered at Companies House on 29/10/2015, number: 09847839

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
Internal risk management 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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR18: 11 days late,

Main office

19 Whitethorn Mews
St Annes
Lancashire
FY8 3XE

Objectives

the preservation and protection of good mental and physical health of people of all ages living in the Fylde and surrounding areas, in particular those who are suffering from loneliness and depression by (but not limited to):-(a) Provision of a meeting point venue where those who are lonely may find support and comfort. (b) Provision of advice and counselling. (c) Signposting people to other organisations where specialist help for their particular problem is available.

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