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BEfriend

The Volunteer Link Scheme

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1072538
Status
Registered
Registered
Nov. 23, 1998
Legal form
Other
Area of benefit
Ealing

Address

Address
BOUNDARY HOUSE BUSINESS CENTRE LTD
BOUNDARY HOUSE
BOSTON ROAD
LONDON
W7 2QE

Activities

Through the provision of volunteer befrienders, BEfriend aims to alleviate the social isolation experienced by people with physical, sensory, psychological or cognitive impairment living within the London Boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow. Volunteers provide weekly visits either in the home, or to support their client to go out into the community.

Objects: to relieve the isolation experienced by people with physical, sensory, cognitive or psychological impairment through the provision of volunteer befrienders within the home, or within the local community, and to relieve the stresses experienced by carers by offering a respite service through the provision of volunteer befrienders. These services are mainly carried out within the London Boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow.

Classification

How
Provides Services
What
Disability, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Ealing, Hounslow

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £485,800 £448,127
March 31, 2024 £390,775 £387,864
March 31, 2023 £296,657 £293,350
March 31, 2022 £222,068 £224,949
March 31, 2021 £214,002 £195,651

Trustees

Name Appointed
Julia Macrae (Chair) Feb. 25, 2014
Carl Woodall Nov. 12, 2024
Natasha Joslin Nov. 9, 2021
Sebastian Rama Barnes March 11, 2025
Sophie Queffurus Nov. 9, 2021