2019-2020
Annual Report
b:friend
**In the last 12 months, b:friend has enabled**
- **over 13,000 hours of community connection in South Yorkshire**
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## D E L I V E R Y F I G U R E S
## Cover the period of January 1st 2020 — December 31st 2020 F I N A N C I A L F I G U R E S
Cover our accounting year November 1st 2019 — October 31st 2020
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C O N T E N T S
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A message from our CEO .......................... 5 Case study ........................................................ 7 Stakeholders .................................................... 8 The problem .................................................. 10 b:friend mission ............................................12 b:friend model .............................................. 14 Locations ......................................................... 16 Partnerships ....................................................17 1:1 befriending ................................................18 b:friend in action ......................................... 19 Being social .....................................................21 Financial Year ................................................22 Surveys .............................................................23 A message from our chair ......................26
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## **our ceo**
Reflecting on the last year stirs a lot of emotions. There’s very little to say about the enormity of the challenge that’s not already been said by others. b:friend aims to bring people together, reducing disconnection by enabling inclusion. Overnight we had to rethink our approach.
In an instant, when lockdown began, we transformed everything we do: activities migrated online, befriending took place on the phone, our team mobilised to meet immediate need, whatever it may be. In the following months we enrolled record-numbers of volunteers (more than ever before), reached more isolated older neighbours, and delivered the most hours of social connection in our history.
And we haven’t stopped since. Over the phone, at the doorstep, meeting in the park. From emergency food deliveries and well-being packs to virtual activity sessions and supportive phone calls late into the night. We’ve connected older neighbours with volunteer befrienders near and far, from Kimberworth to Kuwait, Neepsend to Naples, High Green to the Highlands and everywhere in between. Those connections have transformed lives.
We lost some close friends this year, witnessed the incredible courage of NHS staff and realised how much our society relies on essential workers. We can’t take any of that for granted again. Let’s not simply copy-andpaste what things were like before the pandemic. We’ve seen how it can be different, what we value most: the importance of nearby neighbours, the strength of a shared objective, the will of policymakers to just get things done.
In years to come, when we all look back at these years, our staff and volunteers can be very proud. In a time of crisis, and despite the unique challenges we all faced, they stepped forward pledging time to connect with some of the most isolated people in our society, ensuring they were not alone. We’re hopeful for a recovery phase in 2021-22. When Facetime friends can meet in-person, Social Club members can enjoy a cuppa in the same room, we can all get back to our communities. Mike Niles | Founder & CEO | **b:friend**
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“We sat outside one day eating fish and chips in the rain. It makes you realise there’s something worth living for when you get to a certain age.” Brian | Sheffield Listen to Brian on BBC Radio Sheffield **< Listen here >**
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**CASE STUDY** Ursula | Dearne
Overview
Ursula was very isolated and often called the ambulance or her doctors’ surgery for someone to speak to. We paired her with three befrienders over a period of a year, including one volunteer who can speak her native German. She loves Marcell’s calls every Monday and looks forward to meeting him.
“ he’s so **He’s a darling,** interested in the world. We speak all about Hungary where he’s from, I’ve only driven through before it but **I can just picture the mountains and the rivers** ” **when we speak**
Ursula is 97 and moved to Rotherham from Hamburg in 1949 after marrying an English soldier. She has lived alone since the passing of her husband a number of years ago and her only son (in his 70s) lives in Hull. Ursula was referred to us by the social prescribing services as she frequently called for ambulances just to have someone to speak to.
We introduced Ursula to her first befriender Sarah in November 2019. Sarah teaches science at the local college and Ursula said that she hadn’t had a conversation so engaging for a long time. During lockdown, visits haven’t been possible and Ursula really struggled as the telephone was her only means of connecting with the outside world - “my world has ended at my garden gate”, she told us in May 2020. We paired her with a second befriender Eli, a qualified occupational therapist, and they love chatting about Eli’s dog Ranger over the phone.
Ursula mentioned that she really missed the German magazines that her local shop used to stock for her but since they went out of business she hasn’t managed to get any. We put out a quick Facebook request and soon had 10 magazines to
send to her – these have been a great source of comfort and entertainment while
she couldn’t receive visitors. Seeing what a boost reconnecting with her mother tongue and culture gave her, we decided to pair her with a third befriender, a young man training to be a solicitor. Only this time, she would be able to converse with her befriender, as Marcell is native Hungarian with excellent German! She hadn’t spoken German for many years so was thrilled to have the opportunity to speak it again.
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**STAKEHOLDERS**
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## **Volunteers**
Building a network of local befrienders spreads messaging into communities. Many have never volunteered before and most are in employment. Our flexible model allows befriending to be absorbed into already busy lifestyles.
## **Integrational**
We partner with schools, colleges and universities in South Yorkshire to provide younger people opportunities to volunteer with the project. Cat, from the University of Sheffield, explains how students have been engaging locally.
“ **If health is not improving,** . **society is not improving** Good luck with your important work”
Prof Sir Michael Marmot
“The measurement of success for b:friend’s intervention is that no one that I’ve referred in to-date have ever been referred back into my service.”
Jack Dale, Sheffield City Council Social Services
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## **Leadership**
b:friend have contributed to national campaigns focused on tackling social isolation. These include Campaign to End Loneliness, The Kings Fund, Befriending Networks, talk/together, Royal Society for Public Health and Public Health England. Alison Iliff, of Public Health England- Yorkshire/Humber, explains the health benefits of b:friend.
## **Partnerships**
Across South Yorkshire, b:friend partner with other charity and community organisations to achieve shared goals and meet the needs of volunteers and older neighbours. Chermayne Bennett, of MHA Communities, describes how organisations working in the same geographies collaborate to meet the need.
“It’s not only about connecting people together outside their houses, we’ve seen that particularly during the pandemic. The role of community befrienders to support people has been particularly valuable.”
Rupert Suckling, Director of Public Health Doncaster
“b:friend has found a way to tackle the long standing societal problem of isolation and loneliness in a new and fresh way. They have a message that resonates with communities, make befriending a real and fun experience for everyone involved, and have found approaches that connect with new volunteers. Their impact is profound, and their work is never more needed.”
Karen Smith, Prevention Programme Manager | South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System
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# **No one should have no one**
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T H E P R O B L E M
## **WE DON’T WANT LIKES OR RETWEETS**
Photos of intergenerational friendships are heart-warming and get plenty of social media ‘likes’ but underlying everything we do is research, theory and social value impact that makes befriending a crucial component to social inclusion for older people. To see befriending as a ‘nice to have’ rather than a ‘need to have’ misjudges the transformative impact social connection has on all of us. It sometimes seems that ageism is the last socially acceptable prejudice. Despite being one of the most excluded groups, little is commissioned through statutory health and social care to ensure this group remain engaged with their community and independent. The community won’t stand for this. Befriending once again shows that whether we’re starving people of food or companionship it’s the community that take a stand and support each other.
**Loneliness does not discriminate** and is primarily a perception of connections and value. Social isolation, arguably one of the chief causes of loneliness, can be more tangibly reduced through methodologies b:friend apply in their work.
South Yorkshire is home to some of the most socially isolated older neighbours in England.
Statistically and anecdotally we’re acutely aware of the drastic need for preventative support for isolated older neighbours. **Unless someone receives a diagnosis there is no support available** to socially isolated individuals locally. In many instances empirical research demonstrates that no intervention, and subsequent periods of loneliness, lead to **health and well-being deterioration** and
expensive reactive care packages.
Research shows that medium to long periods of social isolation have a direct influence on a diagnosis of dementia, depression, coronary disease, diabetes and readmission to hospital. **Extended periods of loneliness can have the same impact on premature mortality as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.**
With the older population set to rise by approximately 22% by the year 2027, this issue isn’t going to disappear without preventative action.
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b:friend is a Yorkshire charity, founded in January 2017, that pairs volunteer befrienders with socially isolated older neighbours in the community with the aim of reducing social isolation and re-engaging individuals with the people and places around them. At the core of our model people in the community are taking the lead to make real improvements for local people. By popping in once a week for a cuppa and a chat, 1:1 befrienders provide companionship to people that may not speak to another person all week or longer. This low-level preventative measure is vital early action transforming the lives of socially isolated older neighbours. All befrienders received an Enhanced DBS background check, training and two accompanied visits to their assigned older neighbour with a member of the b:friend team.
We believe in facilitating meaningful community connections to transform an individual’s value of themselves, reduce their feeling of loneliness and enable them to build resilience in later life.
Befriending is not a new concept, and we’ve never claimed to have cornered the market when it comes to reducing social isolation, but we’ve been overwhelmed by the uptake of this project in South Yorkshire. On a daily basis, older neighbours and befrienders alike approach us to explain how this project has completely changed their lives. We were sceptical at first. We know it has impact but ‘life changing’ is something we weren’t initially willing to accept given the once-a-week nature of the volunteering. But it changes a psyche: from monotonous solitude to knowing that someone cares, someone visits and they do it without recompense because they want to.
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## **WHAT WE EXIST FOR**
Reducing social isolation for older people and younger people alike by creating opportunities for community togetherness
Improving well-being through local connections to ensure older people have the confidence, self-worth and option to reconnect with the people and places around them Bringing people together to dilute division created by age, heritage, digital skills and attitudinal divides
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**How many people in their 80’s do you know that can street dance to Kanye**
**When was the last time you saw a 90 year old... partake in a poetry slam mix Bond-style mocktails take on all challengers in a fiercely competitive boat race**
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## b : f r i e n d M O D E L
**b:friend brings older neighbours and befrienders together to create meaningful connections in the community**
**1:1 Befriending**
This is community support in its most authentic form. Volunteer befrienders pledge to visit a socially isolated older neighbour near them for one hour per week for a cuppa and a chat. On the way back from work, the shops, dropping the kids at school – whenever is convenient for both parties, a befriender will spend an hour just chatting, listening and supporting someone that otherwise may have no one. **Social Clubs** Each group activity is different… and they’re certainly not boring. From performing songs from Broadway, designing tattoos, making bird boxes, chocolate tasting sessions and jiving to Bollywood-inspired music… members are exploring new horizons and getting out of their comfort zone each week.
The Five Ways to Well-being form a clear framework with which b:friend design all group activities and the model will be a vital factor in the co-design process to ensure each group achieves all five areas in most of their activities. Our Social Clubs ensure attendees are: connected to others through conversation and activity; active through physically engaged sessions; continue to learn through engaging talks, discuss topics of the day and take note of others around them; while giving time, support and attention to others.
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“ . **b:friend has saved my life** I was ready to give up when I lost my husband but **now I have something to look** ” **forward too.** Kath Watch Kath talk about her experiences. **< Watch here >**
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“When I have someone with
me, some company I relax. When I don’t see people I feel on edge.”
Mary | South Yorkshire
Thorne
Darton Kirk Sandall Thurnscoe Bentley Dodworth Armthorpe Goldthorpe Barnsley Doncaster Penistone Bolton-Upon-Dearne Elsecar Swinton Mexborough Balby Roissington Langsett Conisbrough Stocksbridge Chapeltown Maltby Bawtry Rotherham Darnall Woodhouse Sheffield Beighton Dore Kiveton
**locations WHERE WE WORK** b:friend launched as a charity in **Doncaster, South Yorkshire** , in January 2017 and have become a key provider of equitable 1:1 and peer-to-peer befriending support for socially isolated older neighbours in the Borough.
Localities across when it **South Yorkshire are areas of highest risk nationally** comes to social isolation of older people. With a large proportion of people aged 80 and over, many living in social housing and facing income deprivation – there’s high prevalence of the biggest determinants of loneliness.
In January 2019, our project expanded adding befriending provision in Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley to add to existing work in Doncaster and the Dearne area. It is available to any older neighbour, identifying as socially isolated, and we’ve created pairings throughout the area from **Bolton to Bawtry, Woodhouse to Wombwell, Mexborough to Moorends, Thurnscoe to Thorne** - the length and breadth of
the region.
Social Clubs have been established in areas identified as ‘high risk’ based on statistics and existing provision. We currently have **weekly Clubs in: Mexborough, Thorne, Denaby, Rossington, Armthorpe, Balby, Lowedges, Thurnscoe, Bolton upon Dearne, Longley and Wheatley Hills.**
Our model offers a unique approach to volunteering and is targeted at supporting the people at highest risk of isolation. Volunteers commit to an hour a week, in their local area, placing value on conversation and companionship. We achieve maximum impact by focusing our attention at those most acutely facing loneliness, including: People who live alone - 93% of the older people we work with live alone; the ‘oldest old’ – 66% of older neighbours we identify are over 80; women – 72% of older neighbours we support are women; people who live in social or housing association homes – 59% of older neighbours we work with are social tenants.
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**Introducing our collaborations**
## **Our awesome partners**
## b : f r i e n d PA R T N E R S H I P S
South Yorkshire Housing Association (Social Prescribing) GP Federation (association for GP Practices) Doncaster IAPT NHS Club Doncaster Foundation St Leger Homes / Leger Bus / NDDT Health and Social Care Forum (VCSE orgs) Public Health England / PH Doncaster DMBC Well-being teams (locality based) NHS / SYB Integrated Care System Local MPs / Counsellors South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue South Yorkshire Police Yorkshire Air Ambulance Age UK Doncaster / MHA Barnsley Council, Dearne Area Team Voluntary Action Sheffield Dearne Development Fund Voluntary Action Doncaster Barnsley CVS
## **Special mentions go to:**
The Cares Family, Alex Smith, EVA Women’s Aid, Richinda Taylor, Morrisons Doncaster, Tehsin Khan, The Good Things Foundation, Eshranie Toban, Journey Education, A Million Realities, The Packard Family and our incredible volunteers.
## 1 : 1 B E F R I E N D I N G
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in 2020
**hours 13,000+** of 1:1 befriender interactions **620 NEW befrienders** delivered across South Yorkshire _…that’s at least 2,480 cuppas!!_ **social packs 1,360**
telephoning or a visit for an outdoor chat each week _… equates to four deliveries every day_
**384 social club sessions** held – both in-person and on telephone conference calls **80+ facebook live** sessions have taken place
Befrienders stating it’s changed their lives **with many themselves experiencing bereavement, anxiety, redundancy, isolation.**
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“If it wasn’t for Maxine and my son ringing every week I reckon you’d find me in the loony bin by now...she always cheers me up when she rings, I can get very low” John | Sheffield Maxine | Volunteer
## **24% attrition**
of pairings end following final supervised visit (0-6 months)
“She’s been so helpful to me over the last few months, I’ve had a lot going off and she’s helped me by just talking through it all, she’s so calm. I don’t know what I would have done without her. I’ve become very close with her parents too, we’re always passing messages between the 4 of us, I love hearing what they’re up to and I tell them my stories of being in the air force. Thank you so much, you’ve made a great match”
“She’s a lovely, very very caring young lady - we have the world in common. She’s rejuvenated me in ways I wouldn’t have imagined too - we both love cooking but I couldn’t be bothered cooking for just me, but now I do because we talk about what we’ve made on the phone. I tell her ‘I love you, you’re fantastic, and your parents should be very proud of you” Ruth | South Yorkshire Ellie | Volunteer
June | South Yorkshire Anisha | Volunteer
## **52% 92% of befriending of older neighbours**
pairings exceed 12-months of connection
that have a befriending pairing are satisfied with project
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## W H AT D O W E G E T U P T O AT S O C I A L C L U B ?
**Dancing** – all styles, from the Charleston to Rumba! **Reflexology** – yoga & Pilates **Christmas Day** (2019) big party **Armchair Travels** – cultural trips to India, Mexico,
France & much more…
b:friend **Breakfast Club Scams session** featuring NatWest **Creative** writing & Poetry Slam **Mardi Gras** & festival fun **Bird feeders** for local trees (photo)
**Guest speakers** inc. South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue, Doncaster Museum, local history experts & members themselves **Day-trips:** garden centres, seaside & the theatre
**Retro Games** session
**No bake sessions** (…cheesecake was a favourite) I **ntergenerational activities** (local schools & NCS) **Graffiti art design** sessions (…using water based paint) **Screen printing** & decoupage **History Club** , with Heritage Doncaster
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**Incoming Resources Restricted £ .00 243,674 Unrestricted £ .00 10,812 It costs £408.00 per older member to provide ongoing support**
**Marketing 1%**
**Events 8% Admin Costs 7% Rent 6% Travelling & Subsistence 8% Professional Fees 11% Professional Costs 4% Travel/Meals 4% Rent 6%**
**Salaries 62%**
**Admin 30% Salaries**
**Delivery/Income Generation 56%**
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- B E N E F I C I A R Y S U R V E Y S & P R O J E C T E VA L U AT I O N
## **The statements (scored 1-5)**
I’ve been feeling optimistic about the future I’ve been feeling useful
I’ve been feeling relaxed
I’ve been feeling interested in other people
**Average change (Baseline > 3 month) +6.4 points**
Older neighbours surveyed 3-months after being paired with a befriender **ALL** recorded higher overall scores when asked the same questions they answered at baseline.
**Average change (Baseline > 6 month) +8.7 points**
Older neighbours surveyed 6-months after paired **ALL** recorded higher overall scores when asked the same questions at baseline & three months.
I’ve had energy to spare
How many other agencies do you use? (Deflator question) I’ve been dealing with problems well
I’ve been thinking clearly
I’ve been feeling good about myself
I’ve been feeling close to other people I’ve been feeling confident
I’ve been able to make my mind up about things
I’ve been feeling loved
I’ve been interested in new things
I’ve been feeling cheerful
How many GP visits have you had in the last month?
How many of these GP visits (if any) have been with the sole purpose of wanting to talk to someone?
How many A&E visits in the last month?
How many of these A&E visits (if any) have been with the sole purpose of wanting to talk to someone?
How many times have you pressed your personal alarm in the last month?
How many of these personal alarm presses (if any) have been with the sole purpose of wanting to talk to someone? How much physical exercise have you done in the last month (minutes)?
The neighbour displaying the greatest positive change recorded answers 21 points higher than they responded at baseline. Others however scored -5 which suggests not all neighbours benefited the same from befriending intervention.
_**The average change is the median point difference registered by beneficiaries before, and three months following, intervention.**_
_Data January 2019 – December 2019_
## **The Social Value is £10.12 for every £1 spent**
## **Social impact deflators**
Below are the definitions of deflator factors for the table on the next page:
**Leakage:** How much of an outcome might have delivered an impact outside of the area you intended. **Dead-weight** : How much of the outcome might have been achieved without intervention.
**Attribution:** What proportion of an outcome might be attributed to others because their activity contributed to it. What proportion of the outcome will diminish **Drop-off:** over time.
**Displacement:** How much of the outcome has displaced other outcomes.
**Figure is based on 12-month period**
## **Carbon footprint**
Total carbon footprint 2020/2021 = **17.08 tonnes of CO2e** invested in tree Calculation to offset = £232.20 inc. 20% VAT planting scheme in Yorkshire and Humber. This enabled us to achieve net zero annual carbon emissions
## **Privately paid by CEO**
**Our environmental pledge** (all currently active) ü De-carbonisation strategies including: digitising all activity, no paper documentation
- ü Paperless office
- ü Only use contractors with eco-friendly approach (including Amazon following their launch of the Climate Pledge) and those committed to net-zero emissions by 2040
## **Inclusivity**
Honest in our vision to be an inclusive organisation. We will never discriminate against any persons and pledge to deliver benefit to all people in the communities we support.
**Our inclusivity pledge** (all currently active)
- ü Regularly review representation on staff and Board teams ü Ensure all projects are adapted to be accessible to all individuals
- ü Always review volunteer and beneficiary demographics and pro-actively attempt to reach under-represented communities
ü Regularly improve our knowledge of inclusive approaches (latest all staff training Nov-20 and Jan-21)
- ü Credible, quantifiable and local offset
## **Staff salaries** All staff are paid above the **UK Living Wage** (not accredited)
**Our living wage pledge** (all currently active)
- ü Always review salaries annually
- ü Always pay UK Living Wage (outside London) ü Always endeavour to increase salary annually in-line with inflation
## **Equity**
We will never charge a fee to access support.
- **Our equity pledge** (all currently active) ü Regularly review representation on staff and Board teams
- ü Our community befriending is, and will always be free
- ü Finance will never be a barrier to entry ü Charity sustainability will never be achieved by financially benefiting from the most vulnerable
## **Mental health**
All staff and volunteers can access free CBT counselling
- Our mental health pledge (all currently active) ü Offer no questions access to 24/7 counselling service ü In-person or telephone access 365 days of the year ü Always anonymous, always free
- ü Additional training opportunities sourced
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“It’s the best thing I’ve ever done, it’s surprising what you get off your chest. It’s so nice to have someone that isn’t my family to talk to, she’s always there to listen to me, she’s beautiful” Tony | Rachel – Volunteer
“We had a lovely long chat, it’s odd but despite the difference in our ages and she being a northerner and me being from “down south”, we seem to have a lot in common.”
Chris | Pat – Volunteer
“As things are now, getting a knock at your door and getting a present ...it was lovely, it made my day” June | Lowedges Social Club Delivery
“I really needed you [to ring] today, I just felt so desperate, lockdown has really been getting to me these last few weeks”
Patricia
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“Everything is different today” Daniel Burton | Interim-Chair | b:friend
**our chair...** This past year has demonstrated the debilitating impact that loneliness can have on the mental and physical well-being of people of all ages. The pandemic helped us realise and appreciate that which we often take for granted; our safety, our freedoms, and our relationships. The sad truth is that for many older neighbours in our communities, national lockdown felt like just another day / month / year; which is both incredibly frustrating and motivating.
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This year, we’ve supported people gripped by deep grief and overwhelming anxiety. We’ve observed tears of relief and enjoyed reaffirming conversations. Our volunteers have been surrogate family; our staff have counselled people through suicidal thoughts. We’ve been there at the end of people’s lives, when nobody else was.
While 2020 was unquestionably a challenge – for us all – we’ve learned some incredible lessons that have transformed how our project operates. We’ve adapted to meet demand, evolved our model to be effective in new circumstances and established new operational practices that merge three-years of experience with one-year of complex community action. All of which will optimise our project going forward.
On 13 March 2020, the small but mighty b:friend staff team spearheaded a huge change in how we operate; rapidly adapting and scaling our support programmes. Whilst the rest of the UK was urged to stay at home, staff and volunteers went above and beyond; working tirelessly to source, pack and deliver parcels of essentials for the most vulnerable older neighbours in our communities. Over the past year b:friend has delivered 1,500 bundles, facilitated more than 13,000 hours of befriender phone calls (that’s 36 hours of calls per day!), and created and maintained 620 active pairings. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I want to thank the b:friend team, our volunteers, our supporters and funders, and our CEO, Mike; this would not have been possible without your individual and collective contribution.
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**....continue >**
## **...our chair**
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As a Board, we’ve sought to ensure that the charity represents the amazing people we support and that support us. We’ve involved the voices of staff, volunteers and beneficiaries at Board level to influence decision-making. We have strong governance practises, closely managing and reporting on key metrics and reviewing performance and finances in line with project objectives and growth ambitions. We’ve invested in our people, our processes, and our infrastructure in order to maintain the longevity and quality of our service delivery.
At a time when our older population are arguably more isolated than any time in history, befriending could not be more critical to community recovery. But it won’t be a continuation of what came before Coronavirus.
I am excited as b:friend enters a new era. As a board and staff team, we’ve collaborated with our partners, funders and supporters, and committed ourselves to ambitious targets, positioning ourselves locally and nationally to achieve even greater impact through scaled service delivery. We have a clear vision for how we can impact the issue we’re working on; by focussing on local community projects to ensure that we have the greatest impact on overcoming social isolation and loneliness at a grassroots level.
My job in the coming year is to build on our strong platform to help b:friend to bring even more older and younger neighbours together, to continue to innovate, and to make sure we are living up to our founding mission: to facilitate meaningful community connection, transforming an individual’s self value, reduce their isolation and enable them to build resilience in later life - no one should have no one.
On top of the building next-door to the b:friend office in Sheffield reads a neon sign saying “everything is different today”. The artwork, by Sheffield-based artist Tim Etchells, epitomises the year 2020 and the work of our charity moving forward.
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Daniel Burton | Interim-Chair | **b:friend**
**Karen Jenny Maryanne Hayley Our trustee & advisory board Daniel Burton (Chair) Lucy Cole Matthew Cutmore Geraint Evans** 28 **Melissa Beckett Louis Stokes**
**our team Mike Rayella**
**In the last 12 months, b:friend has enabled**
- **over 13,000 hours of community connection in South Yorkshire**
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**We’re all neighbours lets b:friend! info@letsbfriend.org.uk @ 07523 698 530[facebook.com/brienders]**
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The Managetnent Committee presents its report and aceounts for the year ended 31 October 20?0.
ChArity information
Mana
ement Committee
Daniel Biirton
Louis Stokes
Lucy Cole
Geraint Evans
Melissa Beckett
Acting Chairperson (appointedl/Treasurer
Non-F.xecutive membei
Non-Executive Inembei
Non-Executive mcmbei
Non-Execulive member
Charity Registration nutnber
1171148
Charity iegisleied office
Archway
Doncastei Road
High Melton
Doneasler
South Yorkshire
DN5 7SU
Operatioiial address
Unit315
The Woikstalion
15 Patcrnoster Row
Sheffield
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Secretary
Matthew Culmore
Independent examiner
Smith Craven
Chartered Accountants
Sidings House
Sidings Court
Doncaster
Bankers
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MANAGEMENT c.Ol11TTEE REPORT FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020
Structure, governance gnd management
Governino Document
The organisatioi) is a charitable incorporated orgaiiisalion fomed oil 17 Janiiary 2017 and iegislered as a
charity.
The chaiily was established under a Constitution which establishes the objects and powers of the
charitable cotnpany and is governed undei ils Constitution.
In the event of the charity being wound up members are required lo contribute an amount not exceeding
£1.
Rectuilmenl and A
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The Trustees ol the chaiily lor the purposes of charity law and under the charily's Constitution are known
as members ofr the Managein¥nl Committee. Under the requirements of Ihc Constitution tlie metnbers of
the Management Coinmittee are elected lo serve for a period ol. thrce yeais after iyhich tliey must be re-
elected at the next lia[ General Meeting.
Ob-ectives and Activities
The objcctives of the charity are to piomote social inclusion amongst elderly persons, in particular. but
not excluslvc to over 65's, resident in Doiicaster and rlic sutTounding areas who are CKcluded by society,
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Befricnding services tliiough weekly outreach to individuals.
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nol-for-profit organisatioii.
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aim of reducing loneliness by reengagino with people and places around them. Our key aclivilies are I.. I
befriending pairings, visiting once a week for a "cuppa" and a chat. B..Fiirnd also providcs two hour
SOLial clubs, held in various locations that ol'fer peer support through a raiige of physically and mentally
stimulating sessions.
All activities undertaken by the charity are to benefit people in the community, be they voliinteers or
older neighbours. and all remaiii equitable with services free at the poiiil ol delivery.
Trustees ensure all activities ale in accordance with the eharity objects outlincd in the constitution and arc
for the public benefit.
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020
Achievements and performance
In the reporting period, the charily has created over 140 x I'.1 belriending pairings across
Doncaster, Barnsley, Shcfficld and Rotherham In addition to this our team has supported and
maiiaged an additional l ?0 x l.. I befriending paiiings alrcady in existence.
Fac ilitated approximately 960 houts of Social Club activity acioss the region with weekly activity.
peer support and entertaiiitneiil.
Collaborated with other charity and community groups, along with statutory health and social care
colleagues, on wider social challengts faL¢d aLross towns and citi¢5 w¢ work In.
A cointnunily event hosted by the charity was fcatured on BBC Breakfast national new's and other
media coveiage includes regional radio and piinl media.
Financial Review
Princi
al Fundin
Sources
B..I".nend was grateful to receive funding from.. Th¢ National Lottery Community Fund, the D¢partment
for Culture, Media and Sport, South Yorkshire Fire and Rcscuc, Bamsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
Doncaster Melropolilan Borough CoLincil and Public Health Doncaster diiring this periud. We also
received continued financial and skills support frotn partners incliidino
South Yoikshires Commiinity
Foundation. E-on Tween Bridge, Voluiitary Action Rotherham, Coca Cola, Rotary Club of St Geoiges.
Doncaster Medical Ball and the Santander Foundation.
Resetve Polic
As a policy, it has always been feli ptudeiit lo maiiitaiii reserves at a level whereby at least thicc months
cxpendilure could be tnet in the event of a signifityant loss of funding.
IVIALYAGEIMENT COMMITTEE REPORT FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020
Siaiemenl of Mana
ement Committee's Res oiisibililies
Charity law requires the Managemeiil Committee lo prepare financial statement5 foi each financial period
which give a true and fail view of Ihc stale of the affairs of the CIO as at the balanLe sheet dale and ot it5
incoming iesouices and application of resources. including incomc and expenditure, for the tinancial
period tn pieparing Ihosc financial slalements, the Management Cotnmillee should follow best praclice
and..
select suitable accounliiig policies and then apply them consistently
make judgements aiid estimates that are reasonable aiid ptudenl. aiid
prepare the financial stalemeiits on the going collcetn basis unless il is inappropriate to assume that the
eompany will continue on that basis.
The Management Committee is responsible for mainlaining proper accounting iecoids which dis¢lose
with reasonable accuiacy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and lo enable them
to ensure that the fiiiaiicial slatcmci)Is comply with the Compaiiies Act 2006 and Charities SORP
(FRS 1021. The Management Commitiee Is also responsible tor saleguarding the assets of the cliaritable
company and hence lor taking reasonable steps loi the ptevenlion alld detection OF fraud and other
irregularitie5.
Memb¥rs of the Mana
ement Committee
Members of the Management Comtnillee. who are trustees for the purpose of charity law. who served
during the year and up lo the date ol this report are sel out on page 2.
In accordance with charities law, as ihe CIO'S Injstees. we certify that".
so far as we are aware. there is no relevant accounting infomiation of which the charity's indcpendent
examiners are unaware," and
a5 the trustees of the CIO, we have taken all the steps that we ouoht to have taken in oidci lo make
oursclves aware of any relevant accounting iDfomiation and to establish that the charity's indepcndent
examiiiers are aware of that infomiatioii.
Approval
This report was approved by the Management Committee on 2S/oE la021 and signed on ils behalf by..
Daniel Burton
Chairperson
B:FRIEND
INDEPELYDENT EXAL¥IINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS
Report lu the trustees Ot B..Friend on the accounts for th¢ peTiod endcd 31 Octor 2020 8ei out on
pages 710 15
Respective rtsponsibilLtie5 of tr4]5tets and examiner
The trustees ar¢ reswnsiblt lor Ihe preparation of Ihe accounts in 1cordanCe i¥iih the
Charities Acr 2011 I'the Aci").
Th¢ trustees consider (hat an audit is not required for thi5 period under section 144 of the Aci. and ihal
an independeni txaminaiion is n¢¢ded.
It is my responsibility lo..
exatnine the accounts uDd¢r 5eLlion 14) ot-lhe Act.
10 tolloiv th¢ pruLedure& laid down in th¢ General Direction5 given by the Charity
Cotmmission undLr sLxtion 1451illbl of the Aci. and
to state iyheihtr particular maiters have cotne to tny att¢ntion.
Ba5l5 of indtptndellt eaMIner'S statement
The charity's gross incomc exce¢ded £250,000 and l am qualified to iindenake the examination by
being a qualilied meFnber ol. Insiituie of Chart¢r¢d AcLouniants in England Wales IICAEWI.
ly examination was caTrieLI out in accordance with General DirLYiioll5 given b}. the Charit
Commission. An e.i2minaiion inilude5 a review ol- the accounting recordi kepi Ihe ¢harilv and
compartson of the titLounis presented 'ith those records. li also iDcludttg consideraiion of unusual
items or disclosures in the aLLounts. and s¢¢kiDg of explanaiions trom Ihe trustees concerning anw SULh
mailers. The procedure5 und¢rlak"en do nor proN'id¢ all the evidenLe I11 ¥4ould b¢ rLyuired in an audit.
?d con%4uenilJ no opinion is giv¢n as 10 whether the accounts pieseni a 'tNt and faTr view, and the
report is limited lo those mailers sei out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In Lujnneciion with tny examinaiion. no material mattes have L¥)me to tny atieniion ivhich
Gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect..
Ihe acwunling records were not kept in accordance ivith 5Wtion 13Q of the Charitl¢s Aci,. and..
or
the accounts did noi accord with Ihe accounting record5; or
Ihe accounts did noi Compl i¥ith th¢ accounting requiremenis conLeming Ihe form and
)ntint ot'acwunls set out in Ihe Chgritits (Accounis and Rewrt51 Regulations 2008 other
than any requirement tliai the accounls give a'irue and fair. view ¥vhich is not a Tnatter
con5id¢r¢d as part 01. independ¢nt ¢xaininaiion.
I hav¢ concems and haw¢ come aLross no oiher matt¢rs in connLYtion with the examination to which
atienlion Should be draifvn in Ihis report in order to enable a prop¢r undersianding of the awtsunis 10 be
reaLhed.
Kelvin Fitton BA FCA
For and on behaifoFSmiih Cr.}
Chartered Accountants
Siding5 Cuurt
Doncasier DN4 iNU
DuiLd..
B..f RIENO
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (including Incorne and Expenrfilur9 Accounll
YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2020
Unrestricted
fund5
Restricted
income fund5
Total
Prlor year
fund5
Note
INCOMING RESOURCES
Income and endowments from..
Donations and legacies
7.493
243.674
251,166
21 J,511
Charitabl8 activities
3.319
3,319
9,090
Total
10,812
242.874
254,485
222,601
RESOURCES EXPENOED
ExpendItU on:
Raising funds
2.224
2.224
2,445
Charitable aGtivllies
178.160
178,160
160.668
Total
1BO,384
160.384
163.113
Net movement In funds
10.812
63.290
74.102
59.488
R•¢ontlllatlon of fvnd$'.
Total funds brought fopNard
27.383
46.097
73.460
13,972
Total funds caled fonv8rd
38,175
109.386
147.561
73,460
The statement of flnan¢ial actlvlties Includes all gain5 and losses In the perlod. All Incorning re50urc8s and
resources expended d8rlve from contlnuing activtties,
B.-FRIEND
BALANCE SHEET
AT 31ST OCTOBER 202Q
Unrestricted Rastrlcted Total
fullds
funds
funds
Prior year
funds
Note
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
4,683
4,683
9,496
rotal fixed assets
4.683
4,683
9,496
CURRENT ASSETS
Deblofs
Cash al bank and in hand
1.077
1,077
8.847
170.945 209.120 132.604
38.175
Total current aSS8ts
38.175
172.022 210,197 141.451
REDITORS.. amounts fallin9 due
wlthln one year
10
67,319
67,319
77,487
Net current asset5
38.175
104,703 142,878
63.964
rotal assots less current liabilAties
38,175
109,386 147,561
73.459
FUNDS OF THE CHARir
Reslricled incomo funds
Unrestricted funds
109,388 109.386
38,175
46.097
27,363
38.175
rotal funds
38,175
109,386 147.561
73,460
Approved by the trustees on 2S/oE /Ao21
Signed..
On behalf ol the iruslees
B.'FRIEND
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2020
BASIS OF PREPARATION
Basis of Accounting
The financial slalemenls have been prepared undgr the historical cost convention wlh items
recognised al Gosl or Iransactioll value unles5 olherise staled in the relevant note to these accounts.
The accounts have Oeen prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable
in Ihg Uniled Kingdotn and Republi¢ ol Ireland IFRS 1021
and with the Ch8rilies Act 2011.
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
INCOMING RESOURCES
Recognition of incomTng rasources
These are included in the Slalemelll ol Financial A¢ti¥ities ISOFAI when..
the charity b8eomes enlilled lo the resources.,
the Iruslees are virtu3lly certain thèy VAII ceIve the resource5'. and
the monetary value can be rneasured with sufficient reliability.
Offsetting
There has been no offsetting of a558ls and liabilitiès, or income and expenses. unlESS
required or permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102.
Grants and donations
Grants and donations are only induded in Ihe SOFA when the genera1 income recognilioll
Crileria are met.
Contractual income and performance relat•d grants
This is only included In the SOFA once the related goods or services have been delivered.
Glfts in kind
Gift5 in kind are accounted lor al a reason2t>le estimate of their value lo the charity or Ihe amount
actually realised.
Gifts in kind lor sale or distribution are included in the accounts 3s gifts only when sold or
distributed by the charity
Gifts in kind lor use by Ihe charity are included in the SOFA as incoming resource5 when receivabl8
Donatèd services and fa¢iliti
These are only included In incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources expended)
where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable. rneasurable and material. The value
placed on these resources is the eslimaled va5ue lo Ihe eharity of th8 service or facility received.
Volunteer help
The value ol any voluntary help received is not included in the aecounls bul 15 described in the
Iruslees, annual report.
B..FRIEND
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2020
ACCOUNTING POLICIES Icontlnuedl
EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES
Llability recognition
Liabilities are r8cognised where il is more likely than not Ihat thEre is a legal or constructiv
obligaiion comrnilling the ch3rily lo pay out resources and the amounl of the obligation
can b8 Theasur8d with reasonable certainly.
Governance and support costs
Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support. Governance cosls
comprise all costs Involving public accountability ol the charity alld Ils compliance with regulaliDn
and good practice
Support costs include central functions and have been allocated 10 8¢1ivity cost c3legories on a basis
oonsislent with th6 use of resources.
ASSETS
Tangible fixgd assèts for use by the charity
These are capilalised if they can bè used lor more than one year. and cost 81 least £250.
Th8y are valued al cost
The depreciation rates and Tnethods used a disclosed in the noles 10 the accounts.
ANALYSIS OF INCOMING RESOURCES
Unrestrictèd Rostricted
funds
fund5
Thls year Last year
Donatlons and legacies
Donations and gifts
Legacies
7.492 243,674
251,166
213,511
Total
7,492 243,674
251,166
213.511
harilable activltiès
Other
3,319
3,319
9,090
Toial
3,319
3.319
9,090
Total Incorne
10,811 243,674
254,485
222.601
10
B..FRIEND
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2020
ANALYSIS OF RESOURCES EXPENDED
Unrestrlcted Restrict8d
funds
funds
This year
Last year
Raising funds
Advertising
2,224
2.224
2,445
Total oxpèndlture on raising funds
2,224
2,224
2.445
Charitabla activities
Other expenditure
178.160
178,160
160,668
Total expenditurè on charttabl• actlvltles
178.160
178,160
160,668
Total expenditur8
180,384
180,384
163,113
PAID EMPLOYEES
Staff costs
Thls year
Last year
Sa13riè5 and wages
Social security costs
Pension cosls Idefined contribution scheme)
121,670
6,163
2.422
96,247
3.645
1.506
Total staff costs
130,255
101.398
No em Joyee5 recgived etllployee benefits for the reporting period ol mor8 than £60,000.
Thls year
£29,728
Last year
£29.300
Total amount paid lo key personnel
5.2 Avarag• haad count In the year
Officers and administration
Support WLirkers
Thls year
Last year
DEFINEO CONTRIBUTION PENSION SCHEME
Thls year
Last yèar
6.1 Amount of contributions recognised In the SOFA as an expense
2,422
1,506
B.'FRIEND
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31STOCTOBER 2020
DETAILS OF CERTAIN ITEMS OF EXPENDITURE
7.1 fru51ee remuneration and expenses
No rn8mb8rs of th8 rnanagemgnl committee ceiVed any remuneration during the year.
No expensps were 1mburSe lu tn&mbers of th8 management CQTnTnillee.
7.2 Fe85 for examination of the aGrount$
Thls year
Last year
Independent examinerfs fees for r&porting on the accounts
1.800
1,800
1.800
1,800
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSErs
Cost
Computer
equlprnent
Total
At the beginning of th8 year
14,439
14.439
Additions
Disposals
Al end of year
14,439
14.439
Depreciation
Ba815
Rate
Straight Line
3 ygar5
At the beginning af the year
4,943
4,943
Oepreciation
4.813
4,813
Disposals
At elld of year
9.756
9.756
Net book value
Al the bpginning of the year
9.496
9.496
Al end of year
4.683
4,683
B'FRIENO
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2020
DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS
Analysis of debtors
This year Last year
Funding debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
5,870
2,978
1,077
Total
1.077
8,848
10
CREDITORS AND ACCRUALS
Analysis of creditors
This year Last year
Accnjals and deferred income
Taxation and social security
65,100
2,219
75,562
1,925
Total
67,319
77.487
B..FRIEND
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOFI THE YEAR ENOED J15TOCT08ER 2020
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Re5trf¢ted lunds held
FuDd
8arnsley
YDtksbiTr Camffjunity Fu
Soul) Commufflily Fr
L%Jncast91
Awards FarAII
Ka&pmDai
lo wavide core 5etvice p(UW51un5 DEare aiEa
10 Wovide ctye serwice pl05105 fft the arta
lo pffjvid8 cat8 S81C8 In the Oanca51ef Cenlral afea
lo ptuvide a Weekly 50c4al-lub io th# Oeamè a¢*a
to lund 10118•hIc video mai2nJl io prorroit the Ghami95 awns
to provid8 s waekly club In Ihp D8ll2by area
to PTDvidB eoro 5ètvTr orOy5Sions In the SOUW Y?rkshrt aa
PrOde Core servu provwffls Ir DaSterIOr 3 ye3B lund saiwros
To prov8 luDds14r a w website partlunrt ilarf 5aia¢os
8ig Loliery Re4chiry communie5
Souih Yortshiie Fire & RgSfXI8
1 1.2 Restncted fuft45 5Urnrnary
Balance bll InCtsn*ng ou99 Balancè cll
Dorncasigrc
Valunt2ryA¢bon R¢thetham
South Yotkshir4 CDmmunityFuffld
south Yo51r5 CDrnThunily Fuffld
South Yotxshir¢ Comffluniiy Fvlld
Barnslay MBC
B& LOUÈry Reacniw ComMunii*s
819 Loiigniauildin9Conn8ctiDllS
LoUEry Awatd51or All
StyJlh Yor51r* Fire & R•¥ug
Tgsco Bags'.arHe4P
KEepmoai
ofvt8C-Covid.19 RE5POnse
6 105
T.7L
734
4.970
4236
2.545
3.75Q
20.212
39
.568
TB.7
32.912
18.2JJ
17.8TT
740
500
320
2m
4,452
2.230
2.918
10.370
Nesta-Covid-1S Resoon5
2.Q83
GrÈ885FouDdaiiQrt Roihe¢ham
srrahainlIl8htChar1ty
AvivA Crowdfundec
l.T59
1.T59
Totsi
.097
243.673
180,384
109.286
Analysis al nol ag¥lt¥ b?Bert lund9
Genèral Rqgtrfctqd
Funds
Funds
Total
Funds
TaTrglb fixed a5SIiS
CurfenlaE&815
cu1renlha1e5
4.6B3
4,683
38,ITS
67.3fS
NBI ass¢isal 31 Qciab8r 2020
38.175
109.386
147.561
B..FRIEND
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2020
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
No Injslee or other person rel3led lo the charity had any personal interest In any
contract or transaction entered inlo by the charity during the period.
B..FRIEIND
{A cliaritable incorporated oruani5ation limtted bv guarantee)
REPORT.4LND FINI AIN CIAL STATEINIEINTS
FOR THE YE.4R ENI DED 31 OCTOBER 20?0
CH.4RITY NI UC*lBER 1171148
COIllPANY NI UIIBER CE009648
B:FRIEND
COINTEINTS
Page
IANAGEfvIENT co11[TrEE REPORT
INDEPENDELYT EXAfvJIYER'S RKPORT
sTATE]ENT OF FlINANCI.4L ACTII'ITIES
BALLNCE SHEET
,YOTES TO THE ACCOUINTS
9-l5
L4Tr1AGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020
The Managetnent Committee presents its report and aceounts for the year ended 31 October 20?0.
ChArity information
Mana
ement Committee
Daniel Biirton
Louis Stokes
Lucy Cole
Geraint Evans
Melissa Beckett
Acting Chairperson (appointedl/Treasurer
Non-F.xecutive membei
Non-Executive Inembei
Non-Executive mcmbei
Non-Execulive member
Charity Registration nutnber
1171148
Charity iegisleied office
Archway
Doncastei Road
High Melton
Doneasler
South Yorkshire
DN5 7SU
Operatioiial address
Unit315
The Woikstalion
15 Patcrnoster Row
Sheffield
Sl ?BX
Secretary
Matthew Culmore
Independent examiner
Smith Craven
Chartered Accountants
Sidings House
Sidings Court
Doncaster
Bankers
Santander UK PI¢
Doncaster
MANAGEMENT c.Ol11TTEE REPORT FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020
Structure, governance gnd management
Governino Document
The organisatioi) is a charitable incorporated orgaiiisalion fomed oil 17 Janiiary 2017 and iegislered as a
charity.
The chaiily was established under a Constitution which establishes the objects and powers of the
charitable cotnpany and is governed undei ils Constitution.
In the event of the charity being wound up members are required lo contribute an amount not exceeding
£1.
Rectuilmenl and A
ointment of Mana
ement Committee
The Trustees ol the chaiily lor the purposes of charity law and under the charily's Constitution are known
as members ofr the Managein¥nl Committee. Under the requirements of Ihc Constitution tlie metnbers of
the Management Coinmittee are elected lo serve for a period ol. thrce yeais after iyhich tliey must be re-
elected at the next lia[ General Meeting.
Ob-ectives and Activities
The objcctives of the charity are to piomote social inclusion amongst elderly persons, in particular. but
not excluslvc to over 65's, resident in Doiicaster and rlic sutTounding areas who are CKcluded by society,
by piovision of..
Befricnding services tliiough weekly outreach to individuals.
Such oihei ways from time lo lime as the irustees see tit in furtherance with said objects. B..Friend is a
nol-for-profit organisatioii.
B.'Friend pairs volunteci betrienders with socially isolated older neighbouis in the community with the
aim of reducing loneliness by reengagino with people and places around them. Our key aclivilies are I.. I
befriending pairings, visiting once a week for a "cuppa" and a chat. B..Fiirnd also providcs two hour
SOLial clubs, held in various locations that ol'fer peer support through a raiige of physically and mentally
stimulating sessions.
All activities undertaken by the charity are to benefit people in the community, be they voliinteers or
older neighbours. and all remaiii equitable with services free at the poiiil ol delivery.
Trustees ensure all activities ale in accordance with the eharity objects outlincd in the constitution and arc
for the public benefit.
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020
Achievements and performance
In the reporting period, the charily has created over 140 x I'.1 belriending pairings across
Doncaster, Barnsley, Shcfficld and Rotherham In addition to this our team has supported and
maiiaged an additional l ?0 x l.. I befriending paiiings alrcady in existence.
Fac ilitated approximately 960 houts of Social Club activity acioss the region with weekly activity.
peer support and entertaiiitneiil.
Collaborated with other charity and community groups, along with statutory health and social care
colleagues, on wider social challengts faL¢d aLross towns and citi¢5 w¢ work In.
A cointnunily event hosted by the charity was fcatured on BBC Breakfast national new's and other
media coveiage includes regional radio and piinl media.
Financial Review
Princi
al Fundin
Sources
B..I".nend was grateful to receive funding from.. Th¢ National Lottery Community Fund, the D¢partment
for Culture, Media and Sport, South Yorkshire Fire and Rcscuc, Bamsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
Doncaster Melropolilan Borough CoLincil and Public Health Doncaster diiring this periud. We also
received continued financial and skills support frotn partners incliidino
South Yoikshires Commiinity
Foundation. E-on Tween Bridge, Voluiitary Action Rotherham, Coca Cola, Rotary Club of St Geoiges.
Doncaster Medical Ball and the Santander Foundation.
Resetve Polic
As a policy, it has always been feli ptudeiit lo maiiitaiii reserves at a level whereby at least thicc months
cxpendilure could be tnet in the event of a signifityant loss of funding.
IVIALYAGEIMENT COMMITTEE REPORT FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020
Siaiemenl of Mana
ement Committee's Res oiisibililies
Charity law requires the Managemeiil Committee lo prepare financial statement5 foi each financial period
which give a true and fail view of Ihc stale of the affairs of the CIO as at the balanLe sheet dale and ot it5
incoming iesouices and application of resources. including incomc and expenditure, for the tinancial
period tn pieparing Ihosc financial slalements, the Management Cotnmillee should follow best praclice
and..
select suitable accounliiig policies and then apply them consistently
make judgements aiid estimates that are reasonable aiid ptudenl. aiid
prepare the financial stalemeiits on the going collcetn basis unless il is inappropriate to assume that the
eompany will continue on that basis.
The Management Committee is responsible for mainlaining proper accounting iecoids which dis¢lose
with reasonable accuiacy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and lo enable them
to ensure that the fiiiaiicial slatcmci)Is comply with the Compaiiies Act 2006 and Charities SORP
(FRS 1021. The Management Commitiee Is also responsible tor saleguarding the assets of the cliaritable
company and hence lor taking reasonable steps loi the ptevenlion alld detection OF fraud and other
irregularitie5.
Memb¥rs of the Mana
ement Committee
Members of the Management Comtnillee. who are trustees for the purpose of charity law. who served
during the year and up lo the date ol this report are sel out on page 2.
In accordance with charities law, as ihe CIO'S Injstees. we certify that".
so far as we are aware. there is no relevant accounting infomiation of which the charity's indcpendent
examiners are unaware," and
a5 the trustees of the CIO, we have taken all the steps that we ouoht to have taken in oidci lo make
oursclves aware of any relevant accounting iDfomiation and to establish that the charity's indepcndent
examiiiers are aware of that infomiatioii.
Approval
This report was approved by the Management Committee on 2S/oE la021 and signed on ils behalf by..
Daniel Burton
Chairperson
B:FRIEND
INDEPELYDENT EXAL¥IINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS
Report lu the trustees Ot B..Friend on the accounts for th¢ peTiod endcd 31 Octor 2020 8ei out on
pages 710 15
Respective rtsponsibilLtie5 of tr4]5tets and examiner
The trustees ar¢ reswnsiblt lor Ihe preparation of Ihe accounts in 1cordanCe i¥iih the
Charities Acr 2011 I'the Aci").
Th¢ trustees consider (hat an audit is not required for thi5 period under section 144 of the Aci. and ihal
an independeni txaminaiion is n¢¢ded.
It is my responsibility lo..
exatnine the accounts uDd¢r 5eLlion 14) ot-lhe Act.
10 tolloiv th¢ pruLedure& laid down in th¢ General Direction5 given by the Charity
Cotmmission undLr sLxtion 1451illbl of the Aci. and
to state iyheihtr particular maiters have cotne to tny att¢ntion.
Ba5l5 of indtptndellt eaMIner'S statement
The charity's gross incomc exce¢ded £250,000 and l am qualified to iindenake the examination by
being a qualilied meFnber ol. Insiituie of Chart¢r¢d AcLouniants in England Wales IICAEWI.
ly examination was caTrieLI out in accordance with General DirLYiioll5 given b}. the Charit
Commission. An e.i2minaiion inilude5 a review ol- the accounting recordi kepi Ihe ¢harilv and
compartson of the titLounis presented 'ith those records. li also iDcludttg consideraiion of unusual
items or disclosures in the aLLounts. and s¢¢kiDg of explanaiions trom Ihe trustees concerning anw SULh
mailers. The procedure5 und¢rlak"en do nor proN'id¢ all the evidenLe I11 ¥4ould b¢ rLyuired in an audit.
?d con%4uenilJ no opinion is giv¢n as 10 whether the accounts pieseni a 'tNt and faTr view, and the
report is limited lo those mailers sei out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In Lujnneciion with tny examinaiion. no material mattes have L¥)me to tny atieniion ivhich
Gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect..
Ihe acwunling records were not kept in accordance ivith 5Wtion 13Q of the Charitl¢s Aci,. and..
or
the accounts did noi accord with Ihe accounting record5; or
Ihe accounts did noi Compl i¥ith th¢ accounting requiremenis conLeming Ihe form and
)ntint ot'acwunls set out in Ihe Chgritits (Accounis and Rewrt51 Regulations 2008 other
than any requirement tliai the accounls give a'irue and fair. view ¥vhich is not a Tnatter
con5id¢r¢d as part 01. independ¢nt ¢xaininaiion.
I hav¢ concems and haw¢ come aLross no oiher matt¢rs in connLYtion with the examination to which
atienlion Should be draifvn in Ihis report in order to enable a prop¢r undersianding of the awtsunis 10 be
reaLhed.
Kelvin Fitton BA FCA
For and on behaifoFSmiih Cr.}
Chartered Accountants
Siding5 Cuurt
Doncasier DN4 iNU
DuiLd..
B..f RIENO
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (including Incorne and Expenrfilur9 Accounll
YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2020
Unrestricted
fund5
Restricted
income fund5
Total
Prlor year
fund5
Note
INCOMING RESOURCES
Income and endowments from..
Donations and legacies
7.493
243.674
251,166
21 J,511
Charitabl8 activities
3.319
3,319
9,090
Total
10,812
242.874
254,485
222,601
RESOURCES EXPENOED
ExpendItU on:
Raising funds
2.224
2.224
2,445
Charitable aGtivllies
178.160
178,160
160.668
Total
1BO,384
160.384
163.113
Net movement In funds
10.812
63.290
74.102
59.488
R•¢ontlllatlon of fvnd$'.
Total funds brought fopNard
27.383
46.097
73.460
13,972
Total funds caled fonv8rd
38,175
109.386
147.561
73,460
The statement of flnan¢ial actlvlties Includes all gain5 and losses In the perlod. All Incorning re50urc8s and
resources expended d8rlve from contlnuing activtties,
B.-FRIEND
BALANCE SHEET
AT 31ST OCTOBER 202Q
Unrestricted Rastrlcted Total
fullds
funds
funds
Prior year
funds
Note
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
4,683
4,683
9,496
rotal fixed assets
4.683
4,683
9,496
CURRENT ASSETS
Deblofs
Cash al bank and in hand
1.077
1,077
8.847
170.945 209.120 132.604
38.175
Total current aSS8ts
38.175
172.022 210,197 141.451
REDITORS.. amounts fallin9 due
wlthln one year
10
67,319
67,319
77,487
Net current asset5
38.175
104,703 142,878
63.964
rotal assots less current liabilAties
38,175
109,386 147,561
73.459
FUNDS OF THE CHARir
Reslricled incomo funds
Unrestricted funds
109,388 109.386
38,175
46.097
27,363
38.175
rotal funds
38,175
109,386 147.561
73,460
Approved by the trustees on 2S/oE /Ao21
Signed..
On behalf ol the iruslees
B.'FRIEND
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2020
BASIS OF PREPARATION
Basis of Accounting
The financial slalemenls have been prepared undgr the historical cost convention wlh items
recognised al Gosl or Iransactioll value unles5 olherise staled in the relevant note to these accounts.
The accounts have Oeen prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable
in Ihg Uniled Kingdotn and Republi¢ ol Ireland IFRS 1021
and with the Ch8rilies Act 2011.
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
INCOMING RESOURCES
Recognition of incomTng rasources
These are included in the Slalemelll ol Financial A¢ti¥ities ISOFAI when..
the charity b8eomes enlilled lo the resources.,
the Iruslees are virtu3lly certain thèy VAII ceIve the resource5'. and
the monetary value can be rneasured with sufficient reliability.
Offsetting
There has been no offsetting of a558ls and liabilitiès, or income and expenses. unlESS
required or permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102.
Grants and donations
Grants and donations are only induded in Ihe SOFA when the genera1 income recognilioll
Crileria are met.
Contractual income and performance relat•d grants
This is only included In the SOFA once the related goods or services have been delivered.
Glfts in kind
Gift5 in kind are accounted lor al a reason2t>le estimate of their value lo the charity or Ihe amount
actually realised.
Gifts in kind lor sale or distribution are included in the accounts 3s gifts only when sold or
distributed by the charity
Gifts in kind lor use by Ihe charity are included in the SOFA as incoming resource5 when receivabl8
Donatèd services and fa¢iliti
These are only included In incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources expended)
where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable. rneasurable and material. The value
placed on these resources is the eslimaled va5ue lo Ihe eharity of th8 service or facility received.
Volunteer help
The value ol any voluntary help received is not included in the aecounls bul 15 described in the
Iruslees, annual report.
B..FRIEND
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2020
ACCOUNTING POLICIES Icontlnuedl
EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES
Llability recognition
Liabilities are r8cognised where il is more likely than not Ihat thEre is a legal or constructiv
obligaiion comrnilling the ch3rily lo pay out resources and the amounl of the obligation
can b8 Theasur8d with reasonable certainly.
Governance and support costs
Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support. Governance cosls
comprise all costs Involving public accountability ol the charity alld Ils compliance with regulaliDn
and good practice
Support costs include central functions and have been allocated 10 8¢1ivity cost c3legories on a basis
oonsislent with th6 use of resources.
ASSETS
Tangible fixgd assèts for use by the charity
These are capilalised if they can bè used lor more than one year. and cost 81 least £250.
Th8y are valued al cost
The depreciation rates and Tnethods used a disclosed in the noles 10 the accounts.
ANALYSIS OF INCOMING RESOURCES
Unrestrictèd Rostricted
funds
fund5
Thls year Last year
Donatlons and legacies
Donations and gifts
Legacies
7.492 243,674
251,166
213,511
Total
7,492 243,674
251,166
213.511
harilable activltiès
Other
3,319
3,319
9,090
Toial
3,319
3.319
9,090
Total Incorne
10,811 243,674
254,485
222.601
10
B..FRIEND
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2020
ANALYSIS OF RESOURCES EXPENDED
Unrestrlcted Restrict8d
funds
funds
This year
Last year
Raising funds
Advertising
2,224
2.224
2,445
Total oxpèndlture on raising funds
2,224
2,224
2.445
Charitabla activities
Other expenditure
178.160
178,160
160,668
Total expenditurè on charttabl• actlvltles
178.160
178,160
160,668
Total expenditur8
180,384
180,384
163,113
PAID EMPLOYEES
Staff costs
Thls year
Last year
Sa13riè5 and wages
Social security costs
Pension cosls Idefined contribution scheme)
121,670
6,163
2.422
96,247
3.645
1.506
Total staff costs
130,255
101.398
No em Joyee5 recgived etllployee benefits for the reporting period ol mor8 than £60,000.
Thls year
£29,728
Last year
£29.300
Total amount paid lo key personnel
5.2 Avarag• haad count In the year
Officers and administration
Support WLirkers
Thls year
Last year
DEFINEO CONTRIBUTION PENSION SCHEME
Thls year
Last yèar
6.1 Amount of contributions recognised In the SOFA as an expense
2,422
1,506
B.'FRIEND
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31STOCTOBER 2020
DETAILS OF CERTAIN ITEMS OF EXPENDITURE
7.1 fru51ee remuneration and expenses
No rn8mb8rs of th8 rnanagemgnl committee ceiVed any remuneration during the year.
No expensps were 1mburSe lu tn&mbers of th8 management CQTnTnillee.
7.2 Fe85 for examination of the aGrount$
Thls year
Last year
Independent examinerfs fees for r&porting on the accounts
1.800
1,800
1.800
1,800
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSErs
Cost
Computer
equlprnent
Total
At the beginning of th8 year
14,439
14.439
Additions
Disposals
Al end of year
14,439
14.439
Depreciation
Ba815
Rate
Straight Line
3 ygar5
At the beginning af the year
4,943
4,943
Oepreciation
4.813
4,813
Disposals
At elld of year
9.756
9.756
Net book value
Al the bpginning of the year
9.496
9.496
Al end of year
4.683
4,683
B'FRIENO
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2020
DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS
Analysis of debtors
This year Last year
Funding debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
5,870
2,978
1,077
Total
1.077
8,848
10
CREDITORS AND ACCRUALS
Analysis of creditors
This year Last year
Accnjals and deferred income
Taxation and social security
65,100
2,219
75,562
1,925
Total
67,319
77.487
B..FRIEND
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOFI THE YEAR ENOED J15TOCT08ER 2020
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
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lo pffjvid8 cat8 S81C8 In the Oanca51ef Cenlral afea
lo ptuvide a Weekly 50c4al-lub io th# Oeamè a¢*a
to lund 10118•hIc video mai2nJl io prorroit the Ghami95 awns
to provid8 s waekly club In Ihp D8ll2by area
to PTDvidB eoro 5ètvTr orOy5Sions In the SOUW Y?rkshrt aa
PrOde Core servu provwffls Ir DaSterIOr 3 ye3B lund saiwros
To prov8 luDds14r a w website partlunrt ilarf 5aia¢os
8ig Loliery Re4chiry communie5
Souih Yortshiie Fire & RgSfXI8
1 1.2 Restncted fuft45 5Urnrnary
Balance bll InCtsn*ng ou99 Balancè cll
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Valunt2ryA¢bon R¢thetham
South Yotkshir4 CDmmunityFuffld
south Yo51r5 CDrnThunily Fuffld
South Yotxshir¢ Comffluniiy Fvlld
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B& LOUÈry Reacniw ComMunii*s
819 Loiigniauildin9Conn8ctiDllS
LoUEry Awatd51or All
StyJlh Yor51r* Fire & R•¥ug
Tgsco Bags'.arHe4P
KEepmoai
ofvt8C-Covid.19 RE5POnse
6 105
T.7L
734
4.970
4236
2.545
3.75Q
20.212
39
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TB.7
32.912
18.2JJ
17.8TT
740
500
320
2m
4,452
2.230
2.918
10.370
Nesta-Covid-1S Resoon5
2.Q83
GrÈ885FouDdaiiQrt Roihe¢ham
srrahainlIl8htChar1ty
AvivA Crowdfundec
l.T59
1.T59
Totsi
.097
243.673
180,384
109.286
Analysis al nol ag¥lt¥ b?Bert lund9
Genèral Rqgtrfctqd
Funds
Funds
Total
Funds
TaTrglb fixed a5SIiS
CurfenlaE&815
cu1renlha1e5
4.6B3
4,683
38,ITS
67.3fS
NBI ass¢isal 31 Qciab8r 2020
38.175
109.386
147.561
B..FRIEND
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2020
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
No Injslee or other person rel3led lo the charity had any personal interest In any
contract or transaction entered inlo by the charity during the period.