# FRIENDS IN NEED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1141960
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** May 17, 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=1141960


## Contact

- **Address:** 97 FAIRHOLT ROAD, LONDON
- **Postcode:** N16 5EP
- **Phone:** 02088023398
- **Email:** mtescher@gmail.com



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH; A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE THE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, RACE, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMICAL CIRCUMSTANCES, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.2. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OF INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE LIVING IN HACKNEY OR HARRINGEY, BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES. 3. THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

**Activities:** # Summer holiday trips for local low income families with children who cannot afford holidays away.# Small grants.# Plan to set up Swimming project for local disadvantaged children who cannot access public swimming and cannot swim.

**Area of benefit:** 1 HACKNEY2 HARINGEY




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Amateur Sport, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Hackney
- Haringey



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £8972 | £9814 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £3410 | £2365 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £3140 | £4140 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £2489 | £3285 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £3003 | £1600 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **SARAH REITZER** (Chair)
- E HIRSCH — appointed May 17, 2011
- HENRIED KESSELMAN
- MALKE KLEIN