FRIENDS AT MIDNIGHT PROJECT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 23 October 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 2 July 2024 – 1 July 2025
Latest income: £10,050
Latest expenditure: £9,100
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Flat 9, Joseph Lister Court, Upton Lane, LONDON, E7 9PS

02 Activities

What the charity does

Friends at Midnight project supports refugees, new arrivals, and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities in England and Wales to understand welfare, housing, and employment system. We explain official information in clear, culturally familiar language and bridge the gap between information and access to services by signposting, referring, escalate,and supporting resettlement and integration.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 1 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 4 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 4 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £10,050
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,100

Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 1 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 2 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,619
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,619

Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 1 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 27 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 6 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 1 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 8 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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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: 2 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 1 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 4 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £10,050
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,100
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
Count Volunteers: 27

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 1 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,619
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,619
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
Count Volunteers: 22

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 6 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 8 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 14

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS AT MIDNIGHT PROJECT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-10-23T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 23 Oct 2019
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE BLACK, ASIAN, AND MINORITY ETHNIC GROUPS, WHO ARESOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PARTS OF SOCIETY ON THE GROUNDS THAT THEY ARE NEWLY-ARRIVED MIGRANTS TO THE UK IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ADVICE, INCLUDING ADVICE ON HOUSING, WELFARE, HEALTH, EDUCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 617167
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: FRIENDS AT MIDNIGHT

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures