Suffolk Befriending Scheme For People With Learning Disabilities
Suffolk Befriending Scheme, The Befriending Scheme
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 1074800
- Status
- Registered
- Registered
- March 23, 1999
- Legal form
- Charitable company
- Area of benefit
- Suffolk And The Anglian Area
Address
- Address
- Above Northcroft Social Club
1 The Croft
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 1HN
Contact
- Phone
- 01787371333
- [email protected]
- Website
thebefriendingscheme.org.uk
Activities
To provide Drop In type Centres and a care farm throughout Suffolk, whereby vulnerable people can come and have coffee, learn crafts and generally meet friends in a friendly environment. Also we provide registered Volunteer Befrienders to vulnerable adults formingbefriending links, and training opportunities that TBS provides through a structured programme of activities and events.
Objects: For the public benefit, to relieve people and their families who are disadvantaged by reason of age, learning disability, physical disability, ill mental health or financial hardship in particular but not exclusively by the provision of community, recreational, educational and befriending services in the region of East Anglia
Classification
- How
- Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- What
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Amateur Sport, Animals, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
- Who
- Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups
Areas of operation
- Local Authority
- Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £439,228 | £409,523 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £315,291 | £443,791 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £414,299 | £557,911 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £410,593 | £414,395 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £543,781 | £381,181 | £564,661 | 14 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Fiona Jane Berry | Feb. 9, 2023 |
| Frances Torrington | June 22, 2020 |
| Jeremy Darrell Morgan | March 27, 2026 |
| Piers Roberts | Jan. 3, 2024 |
| Tereza Helen Fairbairn | March 27, 2026 |
Nearby
- Sudbury Ephemera Archive 0.1 mi
- J R Charitable Trust 0.1 mi
- The Friends Of The Diocese Of Iran 0.1 mi
- The Family And Community Network 0.1 mi
- Eden's Project 0.2 mi