01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Suppressed
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 24 February 2004
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04959570
- Financial period
- 1 August 2018 – 31 July 2019
- Latest income
- £852,391
- Latest expenditure
- £866,724
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- Yes
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: F R P ADVISORY LLP, 32 WEST STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 2RT
Website recorded by the regulator: www.friendscentre.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Friends Centre is an independent adult education organisation where leaners can develop their knowledge,skills,understanding & creativity. In a number of welcoming & supportive places across Brigton & Hove our learning programme aims to:Help learners achieve their aspirations & meet challenges they face;Stimulate community interest & Civic action;Promote tolerance,social justice & understanding.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR19
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2018
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2019
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2020
- Ar Received Date
- 27 May 2020
- Total Gross Income
- £852,391
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £866,724
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 326121
- Income From Government Grants
- £95,691
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 25
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR18
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2017
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2018
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2019
- Ar Received Date
- 30 May 2019
- Total Gross Income
- £631,815
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £708,510
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 323722
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,270
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 25
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR17
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2016
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2017
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2018
- Ar Received Date
- 17 May 2018
- Total Gross Income
- £728,514
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £748,718
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 465463
- Income From Government Grants
- £64,795
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR16
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2015
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2016
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2017
- Ar Received Date
- 30 May 2017
- Total Gross Income
- £649,827
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £689,369
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 425167
- Income From Government Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 31
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR15
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2014
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2015
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2016
- Ar Received Date
- 24 May 2016
- Total Gross Income
- £630,965
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £743,052
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 496710
- Income From Government Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 45
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR19
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2018
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2019
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2020
- Ar Received Date
- 27 May 2020
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2895
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 18544
- Income Charitable Activities
- 812959
- Income Investments
- 6
- Income Other
- 17987
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 852391
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £6,078
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £860,646
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 866724
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 48750
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 27877
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £43,150
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1127579
- Assets Own Use
- 1127579
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £187,798
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £561,891
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £753,486
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 144648
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 417243
- Assets Cash
- £97,914
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 274407
- Funds Restricted
- 479079
- Funds Total
- 753486
- Count Employees
- 56
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR18
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2017
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2018
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2019
- Ar Received Date
- 30 May 2019
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 654
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 23064
- Income Charitable Activities
- 547831
- Income Investments
- 6
- Income Other
- 60260
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 631815
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £5,616
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £702,894
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 708510
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 234801
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 35709
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £49,080
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1153806
- Assets Own Use
- 1153806
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £208,691
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £594,678
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £767,819
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 159611
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 435067
- Assets Cash
- £163,666
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 263953
- Funds Restricted
- 503866
- Funds Total
- 767819
- Count Employees
- 60
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR17
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2016
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2017
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2018
- Ar Received Date
- 17 May 2018
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2302
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 24458
- Income Charitable Activities
- 647180
- Income Investments
- 27
- Income Other
- 54547
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 728514
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £5,523
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £743,195
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 748718
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 288395
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 36286
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Reserves
- £113,182
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1187801
- Assets Own Use
- 1187801
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £227,511
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £570,798
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £844,514
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 114329
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 456469
- Assets Cash
- £164,941
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 315462
- Funds Restricted
- 529052
- Funds Total
- 844514
- Count Employees
- 54
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR16
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2015
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2016
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2017
- Ar Received Date
- 30 May 2017
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3748
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 23658
- Income Charitable Activities
- 569142
- Income Investments
- 184
- Income Other
- 53095
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 649827
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,705
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £685,664
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 689369
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 268305
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 34796
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Reserves
- £122,816
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1219064
- Assets Own Use
- 1219064
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £224,045
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £578,391
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £864,718
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 101229
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 477162
- Assets Cash
- £128,758
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 310480
- Funds Restricted
- 554238
- Funds Total
- 864718
- Count Employees
- 64
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR15
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2014
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2015
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2016
- Ar Received Date
- 24 May 2016
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1767
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 593021
- Income Investments
- 296
- Income Other
- 35881
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 630965
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £724,785
- Expenditure Other
- 3782
- Expenditure Total
- 743052
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 14485
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 314210
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 36085
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Reserves
- £148,283
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1253110
- Assets Own Use
- 1253110
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £305,860
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £654,710
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £904,260
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 157577
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 497133
- Assets Cash
- £223,613
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 324837
- Funds Restricted
- 579423
- Funds Total
- 904260
- Count Employees
- 17
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Brighton And Hove
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- 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
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FRIENDS CENTRE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2004-02-24T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11 NOVEMBER 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 16 SEPTEMBER 2009.
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROVIDE GENERAL AND BASIC EDUCATION FOR ADULTS IN BRIGHTON, HOVE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
- Area Of Benefit
- BRIGHTON AND HOVE
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff