CCEW Charity Commission profile

Community Friends

Registered charity 270472 · organisation 270472

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
9 December 1975
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income
£1
Latest expenditure
£3,735
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Flat 5, The Ferns, 15 Dudsbury Crescent, FERNDOWN, Dorset, BH22 8JD

Website recorded by the regulator: http://communityfriends.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The advancement of health and the saving of life and the preservation of health among people residing locally, without discrimination. To provide physical aids, equipment, facilities and services ancillary to those provided by the doctors, to persons suffering from any physical illness. To interact with other groups, clubs & charities in the area working to similar aims.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
11 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,735
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
17 April 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,546
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,070
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
20 March 2023
Total Gross Income
£342
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,823
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
8 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£6
Total Gross Expenditure
£569
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received
8 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£392
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,517

04 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Dorset
Welsh Ind
No

05 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
303
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Other Finance
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People

06 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
Community Friends
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1975-12-09T00:00:00

07 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25TH APRIL 1955 AS AMENDED 22 NOVEMBER 1976 AS AMENDED ON 17 APR 2018AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 12 JUN 2018
Charitable Objects
. THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES 2. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, ILLNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN FERNDOWN AND ST LEONARDS AND SURROUNDING AREAS, REGARDLESS OF AGE, HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGES.3. TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL AIDS, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND SERVICES [NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED OR AVAILABLE FROM THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES] ANCILLARY TO THOSE PROVIDED BY THE DOCTORS, TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM PHYSICAL ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION RESULTING FROM ILLNESS OR INJURY.4. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES, SUPPORT SERVICES, EQUIPMENT NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES TO BE PLACED IN THE COMMUNITY OR AT ANY MEDICAL FACILITY IN FERNDOWN AND ST LEONARDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.5. TO INTERACT WITH OTHER GROUPS, CLUBS & CHARITIES IN THE AREA WORKING TO SIMILAR AIMS.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

08 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
338369
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS FOR ST LEONARD'S HOSPITAL