01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 13 April 2026
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: LANE HEAD COTTAGE, EBCHESTER, CONSETT, COUNTY DURHAM, DH8 0SR
Website recorded by the regulator: www.friendshipacrossborders.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We are a group of volunteer befrienders who visit the women detained in Derwentside IRC; offering friendship, appropriate advice, signposting and support. We provide, Friendship Packs of personal hygiene items , slipper socks, eye masks; ear plugs for new arrivals; clothing; footwear; suitcases; emergency small grants towards telephone credit and essential leaving costs such as food and travel.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Durham
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 115
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FRIENDSHIP ACROSS BORDERS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2026-04-13T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 13 Apr 2026
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF WOMEN DETAINED AT DERWENTSIDE IMMIGRATION REMOVAL CENTRE (IRC) BY THE PROVISION OF BEFRIENDING SERVICES, ADVICE, SIGNPOSTING, SUPPORT, CLOTHING, TOILETRIES, SMALL LEAVING GRANTS AND COMFORTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WRITING MATERIALS, EYE MASKS, EAR PLUGS AND PHONE CARDS TO ENABLE CONTACT WITH FAMILIES, SOLICITORS OR OTHER SUPPORT NETWORKS.
- Area Of Benefit
- LOCAL
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures