FRIENDSHIP INTERNATIONAL UK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 16 June 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £1,767
Latest expenditure: £14,393
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Friendship International UK, International House, 109-111 Fulham Palace Road, LONDON, W6 8JA

Website recorded by the regulator: https://friendship.ngo/uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

For the benefit of the people of Bangladesh and of such other countries as the Trustees may determine, the CIO acts to prevent and relieve poverty, advance education, prevent and relieve sickness and advance and preserve health, and preserve and conserve the heritage craft of traditional boat making, particularly in Bangladesh, for public education, by the provision of grants, or services.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 12 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 12 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,767
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,393

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 14 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £12,773
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,143

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 19 April 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £114,828
Total Gross Expenditure: £109,498

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 10 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 16 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 30 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 30 December 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: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 12 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,767
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,393
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 14 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £12,773
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,143
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £114,828
Total Gross Expenditure: £109,498
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 10 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 16 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 30 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Bangladesh
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDSHIP INTERNATIONAL UK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-06-16T00:00:00

Charity Name: FRIENDSHIP INTERNATIONAL UK
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-02-21T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 5037033
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1153680
Assoc Charity Name: FRIENDSHIP UK

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Jun 2020
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF BANGLADESH AND OF SUCH OTHER COUNTRIES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE, TO:A) PREVENT AND RELIEVE POVERTY;B) ADVANCE EDUCATION;C) PREVENT AND RELIEVE SICKNESS, AND ADVANCE AND PRESERVE HEALTH; ANDD) PRESERVE AND CONSERVE TRADITIONAL BOATS AND THE HERITAGE CRAFT OF TRADITIONAL BOAT MAKING, PARTICULARLY IN BANGLADESH, FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION,IN PARTICULAR IN EACH CASE BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, OF MONEY OR ITEMS, OR SERVICES TO SUPPORT FRIENDSHIP AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN SUCH A WAY AS WILL PROMOTE THESE OBJECTS IN A MANNER WHICH IS CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES.""FRIENDSHIP" MEANS FRIENDSHIP, A CHARITY ESTABLISHED AND REGISTERED IN BANGLADESH IN 1998 AS A SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANISATION (REGISTRATION NUMBER DHA:04033) AND REGISTERED IN 2002 WITH THE NGO-BUREAU IN BANGLADESH, AND HAVING ITS HEAD OFFICE AT BARIDHARA CENTRAL PLAZA (3RD FLOOR) 87, SUHRAWARDY AVENUE, BLOCK K, BARIDHARA, DHAKA 1212, BANGLADESH

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures