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CCEW Charity Commission profile

LET'S BEFRIENDS

Registered charity 1199161 · organisation 5192269

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
31 May 2022
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 June 2025 – 31 May 2026
Latest income
£68,823
Latest expenditure
£63,742
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: C/O 39A STOREY AVENUE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 5PA

02 Activities

What the charity does

We promote social inclusion in the Lancaster and Morecambe District by befriending people who are homeless, about to become homeless or who have recently been accommodated after a period of homelessness. We prevent beneficiaries from becoming socially excluded by helping them obtain and maintain tenancies and by supporting them to engage with services to create and sustain healthy ways of living.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2026
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2027
Date Annual Return Received
17 September 2026
Date Accounts Received
17 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£68,823
Total Gross Expenditure
£63,742
Accounts Qualified
Yes
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2026
Date Annual Return Received
20 November 2025
Date Accounts Received
20 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£75,915
Total Gross Expenditure
£60,346
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2025
Date Annual Return Received
16 February 2025
Date Accounts Received
16 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£63,778
Total Gross Expenditure
£69,301
Fin Period Start Date
31 May 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2024
Date Annual Return Received
12 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
12 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£33,528
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,748

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2026
Ar Due Date
31 March 2027
Ar Received Date
17 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£68,823
Total Gross Expenditure
£63,742
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
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
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
30
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2025
Ar Due Date
31 March 2026
Ar Received Date
20 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£75,915
Total Gross Expenditure
£60,346
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£54,840
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
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
30
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2024
Ar Due Date
31 March 2025
Ar Received Date
16 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£63,778
Total Gross Expenditure
£69,301
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£47,439
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
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
31 May 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2023
Ar Due Date
31 March 2024
Ar Received Date
12 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£33,528
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,748
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
18000
Income From Government 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
20

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Lancashire
Welsh Ind
No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name
LET'S BEFRIENDS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2022-05-31T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 31 May 2022 as amended on 28 Jun 2022
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF LET’S BEFRIENDS ARE: 1. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE DISTRICT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, WHO ARE HOMELESS, RECENTLY REHOUSED OR UNDER THREAT OF EVICTION AND IN CHARITABLE NEED OF ASSISTANCE. 2. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN THE LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE DISTRICT BY PROVIDING SERVICES, ADVOCACY AND ADVICE TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. 3. THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS, RECENTLY REHOUSED OR UNDER THREAT OF EVICTION ACROSS THE LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE DISTRICT AND IN CHARITABLE NEED OF ASSISTANCE BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES WHICH HAVE A PROVEN BENEFICIAL EFFECT ON HEALTH, INCLUDING THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF SICKNESS, DISEASE OR HUMAN SUFFERING. 4. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BECAUSE OF ILL-HEALTH, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND OTHER DISADVANTAGES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SERVICES IN THE LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE DISTRICT, OFFERING SUPPORT TO IMPROVE ILL-HEALTH, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND OTHER DISADVANTAGES SUCH AS SUBSTANCE ABUSE, POOR EDUCATIONAL / SKILLS ATTAINMENT, RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN, POOR HOUSING AND CRIME.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
650130
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
LBF

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Charity Policy

Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management