CCEW Charity Commission profile

FRIENDSHIP WORKS

Registered charity 1017460 · organisation 1017460

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
18 February 1993
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02754587
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£0
Latest expenditure
£0
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Family Action, 34 Wharf Road, LONDON, N1 7GR

Website recorded by the regulator: www.family-action.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Friendship Works (previously Friends United Network) supports children (5-16) from families in London who are facing a range of long-term difficulties. Each child referred to Friendship Works is matched with an adult volunteer who takes them out once a week for 3-4 hours. Volunteers commit to a support a child for a minimum of 2 years.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
14 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
5 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
18 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
20 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
9 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0

04 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout London
Welsh Ind
No

05 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport

06 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FRIENDSHIP WORKS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1993-02-18T00:00:00

07 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9 OCTOBER 1992 AS AMENDED BY A SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 14 DECEMBER 1994 AND 13TH NOVEMBER 1995 AND 26 NOVEMBER 2002 CERTIFICATE ON INCORPORATION OF CHANGE OF NAME 23 FEBRUARY 2010
Charitable Objects
A)TO RELIEVE SINGLE PARENTS AND THIER CHILDREN LIVING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON AND OTHER DISTRICTS IN GREATER LONDON WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE IN DEVELOPING THE PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPABILITES OF THE CHILDERN OF SUCH PARENTS SO TO HELP THEM TO GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY B)TO IDENTIFY AND TRAIN VOLUNTEERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE OF VOLUNTEERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS
Area Of Benefit
LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON AND GREATER LONDON

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
119039
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
FRIENDS UNITED NETWORK
Charity Name Id
119031
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
F U N
Charity Name Id
119067
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
FUN