FRIENDLY FACES OF KENT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 24 October 2022
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 24 October 2024 – 23 October 2025
Latest income: £98,738
Latest expenditure: £42,182
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 89 Manor Road, QUEENBOROUGH, Kent, ME11 5LX

Website recorded by the regulator: friendlyfacesofkent.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Friendly Faces of Kent support anyone over the age of 18 who is isolated and lonely. We provide person cantered activities and coffee mornings for those able to come along. We also provide support virtually via our social media platforms. We are a point of contact for signposting to other organisations where appropriate.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 24 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 23 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 23 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 28 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 28 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £98,738
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,182

Fin Period Start Date: 24 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 23 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 23 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 3 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 5 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £42,182
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,085

Fin Period Start Date: 24 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 23 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 23 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 15 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 15 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £40,660
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,962

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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: 24 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 23 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 23 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 28 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £98,738
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,182
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £3,184
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: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 24 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 23 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 23 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £42,182
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,085
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: 14

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 24 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 23 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 23 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 15 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £40,660
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,962
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Contracts: 4781
Income From Government Grants: £28,844
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: 9

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kent
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDLY FACES OF KENT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2022-10-24T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Oct 2022
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE LIVING IN KENT 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, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 657643
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: FFOK

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures