# BESIDE, TOWER HAMLETS MENTAL HEALTH BEFRIENDING SCHEME

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1047392
- **Other names:** BOW AND POPLAR CHURCHES BEFRIENDING SCHEME, B E S I D E
- **Status:** Removed
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 21, 1995
- **Removed:** Aug. 23, 2011
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1047392



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS BY THE PROVISION OF A BEFRIENDING SERVICE.

**Activities:** to encourage holistic solutions for the mental health needs of people living in East London particularly in Tower Hamlets; offering direct support in the shape of peer support groups, courses, small social networks and befriending, and encouraging self empowerment through user-led group development.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Hackney
- Newham
- Tower Hamlets



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2012 |  -  |  -  |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2011 |  -  |  -  |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2010 | £112568 | £123741 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2009 | £120018 | £126426 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2008 | £110971 | £132218 |  -  |  -  |  |