Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +4

THE FRIENDSHIP PROJECT 

Supports disadvantaged children in need by 121 weekly meetings of 2/3 hours with an 'older friend', who is a volunteer. The child may have their own problems or the child may be in a family or care, that make it more difficult for the child to thrive. Aim is to improve the child's self esteem, allow them to have some fun and build confidence, plus widen their experience in a safe supported way.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 38 years

www.friendshipproject.co.uk

cheryll.rawbone@friendshipproject.co.uk

01926332179

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£68£78£-11n/an/an/an/an/a105
31/12/21£63£60£4n/an/an/an/an/a115
31/12/20£56£55£1n/an/an/an/an/a90
31/12/19£76£70£7n/an/an/an/an/a95
31/12/18£83£63£20£0£0£0n/a090
31/12/17£53£48£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£27£43£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£15£42£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£26£40£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£31£39£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£57£39£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£82£41£41£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£40£30£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£32£34£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£40£32£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£24£29£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£27£25£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£23£21£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£22£27£-5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 105 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Coventry City, Warwickshire,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£18,209
Heart Of England Community Foundation£7,335
DCMS£7,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£5,000
Masonic Trust£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - 2023 Friendships
£9,650 02/12/2022
The funding will be used to deliver activities and support to the younger people in the community and aims to improve the lives of disadvantaged younger people.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to The Friendship Project for Children
£4,335 12/03/2021
to meet the cost for around six weeks of their four part-time Area Coordinators and the Project Administrator. The Area Coordinators support the Older Friends, helping them to plan activities for ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing friendships in 2021
£8,559 12/03/2021
11
The funding will be used as a contribution to employ an area co-ordinator to expand the service of matching up children with older volunteer friends to provide one to one support. The project ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,000 04/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to The Friendship Project for Children
£3,000 29/04/2020
11
The grant will contribute towards the cost of maintaining our friendships in support of disadvantaged children in Warwickshire during the Corona Virus epidemic, through part funding the salaries of ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 15/11/2019
The Friendship Project
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£5,000 23/07/2019
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£5,200 01/01/2019
Through establishing friendships between disadvantaged children and volunteer Older Friends, the most important changes we expect to make and the outcomes we are seeking are to: 1. Improve Self ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Friendship Project - Girl's Older Friends expenses
£5,200 06/12/2018
11
Funding is requested to support and increase their work with girls by funding part of the costs of the weekly joint activities and outings undertaken by the younger and older friend.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - South Warwickshire Friendships
£7,550 22/06/2018
11
Friendship Project connecting young people with older friends.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to The Friendship Project for Children
£4,550 24/04/2018
12
Grant to The Friendship Project for Children
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 06/02/2018
The Friendship Project
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/05/1986, number: 517684
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR06: 12 days late,
Main office

20 NORTHUMBERLAND ROAD
LEAMINGTON SPA
CV32 6HA

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING OF CHILDREN PARTICULARLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 AND 16 YEARS WHO BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN NEED OF DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS BY SUCH MEANS AS THE PROJECT THINKS FIT INCLUDING THE ORGANISATION OF CONTACTS BETWEEN SUCH CHILDREN AND RELIABLE OLDER PERSONS ABLE TO HELP THEM DEVELOP SUCH SKILLS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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