# SUFFOLK BEFRIENDING SCHEME FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1074800
- **Other names:** SUFFOLK BEFRIENDING SCHEME, THE BEFRIENDING SCHEME
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 23, 1999
- **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=1074800


## Contact

- **Address:** Above Northcroft Social Club, 1 The Croft, Sudbury, Suffolk
- **Postcode:** CO10 1HN
- **Phone:** 01787371333
- **Email:** info@thebefriendingscheme.org.uk
- **Website:** www.thebefriendingscheme.org.uk



## Activities

**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

**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.

**Area of benefit:** SUFFOLK AND THE ANGLIAN AREA




## 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

- Cambridgeshire
- Essex
- Norfolk
- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £439228 | £409523 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £315291 | £443791 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £414299 | £557911 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £410593 | £414395 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £543781 | £381181 | £564661 | 14 |



## Trustees

- Fiona Jane Berry — appointed Feb. 9, 2023
- Frances Torrington — appointed June 22, 2020
- Jeremy Darrell Morgan — appointed March 27, 2026
- Piers Roberts — appointed Jan. 3, 2024
- Tereza Helen Fairbairn — appointed March 27, 2026