01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 26 June 2000
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03973439
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £570,486
- Latest expenditure
- £564,210
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Friendship Homecarers, 92 Hastings Street, LUTON, LU1 5BH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.lutonfhc.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Providing a high quality home care and personal service to the elderly and housebound
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
- 17 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £570,486
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £564,210
- 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
- 3 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £806,360
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £797,666
- 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
- 23 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £697,857
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £671,085
- 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
- 7 July 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £806,991
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £774,224
- 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
- 22 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £918,976
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £872,491
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £570,486
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £564,210
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 55738
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 3 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £806,360
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £797,666
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 291451
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,800
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 23 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £697,857
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £671,085
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 261276
- Income From Government Grants
- £7,900
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 7 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £806,991
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £774,224
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 80763
- Income From Government Grants
- £38,753
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 22 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £918,976
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £872,491
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 32199
- Income From Government Grants
- £48,410
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 563258
- Income Investments
- 7228
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 570486
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £563,710
- Expenditure Other
- 500
- Expenditure Total
- 564210
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 1954
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 25055
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 306
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £80,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 151220
- Assets Own Use
- 151220
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £506,740
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £42,986
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £614,974
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 42986
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £482,587
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 614974
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 614974
- Count Employees
- 32
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 3 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 799973
- Income Investments
- 6387
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 806360
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £797,666
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 797666
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 3037
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 16912
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 383
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £80,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 151528
- Assets Own Use
- 151528
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £501,326
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £44,157
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £608,697
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 44157
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £411,799
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 608697
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 608697
- Count Employees
- 35
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 23 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 696824
- Income Investments
- 1033
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 697857
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £671,085
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 671085
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 3537
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 25923
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1019
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £80,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 154072
- Assets Own Use
- 154072
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £492,237
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £46,304
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £600,005
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 46304
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £421,253
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 600005
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 600005
- Count Employees
- 34
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 7 July 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 806775
- Income Investments
- 216
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 806991
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £768,525
- Expenditure Other
- 5699
- Expenditure Total
- 774224
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 22547
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 98
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £80,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 150390
- Assets Own Use
- 150390
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £492,506
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £69,661
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £573,235
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 69661
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £419,871
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 573235
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 573235
- Count Employees
- 39
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 22 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 918888
- Income Investments
- 88
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 918976
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £865,276
- Expenditure Other
- 7215
- Expenditure Total
- 872491
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 17715
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 123
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £80,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 150490
- Assets Own Use
- 150490
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £458,461
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £102,076
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £506,875
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 102076
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £313,975
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 506875
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 506875
- Count Employees
- 45
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Central Bedfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Luton
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LUTON FRIENDSHIP HOMECARERS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2000-06-26T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 14TH APRIL 2000
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROVIDE FOR THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION, IN THE LUTON AREA, AND WHERE POSSIBLE IN OTHER CONVENIENT AREAS, BY THE MEANS OF1. ORGANISING AND MAINTAINING THE SUPPLY OF NURSES, CARE ASSISTANTS AND HOME HELPS TO LOOK AFTER THE HOMES AND PROVIDE PERSONAL CARE FOR NEEDY PERSONS INCAPACITATED THROUGH ACCIDENT, ILL-HEALTH, OLD AGE, CHILDBIRTH, PHYSICAL DISABILITY, MENTAL DISABILITY, OR ANY OTHER REASON EITHER IN THEIR HOMES OR IN A HOSPITAL AND TO RENDER TO SUCH PERSONS SUCH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER ASSISTANCE AS MAY BE DEEMED DESIRABLE. 2. WELFARE WORK FOR SICK AND OTHERWISE HANDICAPPED PERSONS, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOR AFRO-CARIBBEAN MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. 3. THE PROMOTION OF CHRISTIANITY AS A WAY OF LIFE AFFECTING MAN'S EXPERIENCE AS AN ETHICAL SOCIAL AESTHETIC RATIONAL PHYSICAL EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL BEING SEND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHING OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS.
- Area Of Benefit
- LUTON AREA AND OTHER CONVENIENT AREAS
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Care Quality Commission
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures