01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 24 February 2016
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 07951058
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £113,445
- Latest expenditure
- £83,831
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Room1, 2nd floor, 43 Bromham Road, BEDFORD, Bedfordshire
Website recorded by the regulator: www.friendsforlife.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To relieve the needs of people in care homes within the unitary boroughs of Bedford, Central Beds. and Luton or any area previously defined as being within Bedfordshire by any or all of the following:(i) developing schemes for befriending residents(ii) assisting care homes in meeting the spiritual needs of residents, in particular to help them in meeting their statutory requirements.
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
- 7 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £113,445
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £83,831
- 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
- 22 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £75,207
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £86,535
- 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
- 30 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £56,189
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £50,409
- 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
- 11 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £57,136
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £51,768
- 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
- 17 October 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £43,075
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £28,008
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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
- 7 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £113,445
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £83,831
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 70
- 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
- 22 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £75,207
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £86,535
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,336
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 70
- 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
- 30 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £56,189
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £50,409
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £6,250
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- 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
- 11 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £57,136
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £51,768
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £12,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 55
- 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
- 17 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £43,075
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £28,008
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £17,213
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 75
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bedford
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Central Bedfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FRIENDS FOR LIFE BEDFORDSHIRE
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-10-31T00:00:00
- Reason
- Removed by application
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5051123
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1158654
- Assoc Charity Name
- CARE HOME VOLUNTEERS
- Charity Name
- FRIENDS FOR LIFE BEDFORDSHIRE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2016-02-24T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15/02/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 15/02/2016 as amended on 07 Sept 2016
- Charitable Objects
- THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE RESIDING IN CARE HOMES AND OTHER SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN BEDFORDSHIRE BY THE FOLLOWING:(I) PROVIDING TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO VISIT AND BEFRIEND RESIDENTS, AND(II) DEVELOPING ACTIVITIES FOR PARTICIPATION BY RESIDENTS,IN THE INTERESTS OF RELIEVING LONELINESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION AND IMPROVING THE WELFARE OF AND THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE RESIDENTS.
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests