# B:FRIEND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1171148
- **Other names:** B:FRIEND DONCASTER
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 17, 2017
- **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=1171148


## Contact

- **Address:** Xeinadin, Sidings House, Sidings Court, Lakeside, Doncaster
- **Postcode:** DN4 5NU
- **Phone:** 07523698530
- **Email:** info@letsbfriend.org.uk
- **Website:** www.letsbfriend.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONGST ELDERLY PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY PERSONS AGED OVER 65, RESIDENT IN ENGLAND AND WALES ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, BY THE PROVISION OF:·BEFRIENDING SERVICES THROUGH WEEKLY OUTREACH TO INDIVIDUALS 2. SUCH OTHER WAYS FROM TIME TO TIME AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT IN FURTHERANCE OF SAID OBJECTS

**Activities:** b:Friend matches volunteer befrienders with isolated, elderly neighbours in the community. The aim is to reduce social isolation by re-engaging at risk individuals with their community through one-to-one befriending partnerships and community group social events.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Disability, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Elderly/old People



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31, 2024 | £223737 | £317728 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2023 | £412855 | £252853 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2022 | £304569 | £249361 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2021 | £210989 | £171101 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2020 | £254485 | £180384 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Claire Elizabeth Rintoul** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 24, 2026
- CHRISTOPHER JOHN BARKER — appointed Jan. 24, 2026
- Clare Legg — appointed March 18, 2024
- Dr Rebecca Roberts — appointed April 28, 2023
- Nicola Jane Upton — appointed Jan. 24, 2026