# BEFRIENDED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1175623
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 8, 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=1175623


## Contact

- **Address:** Befriended Hub, 20 South Street, Ditchling, HASSOCKS, West Sussex
- **Postcode:** BN6 8UQ
- **Phone:** 0300 7727703
- **Email:** office@befriended.org
- **Website:** www.befriended.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1)TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH; AND2)TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY THROUGH A BEFRIENDING / CARE SERVICE.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

**Activities:** Befriended provides a  range of services aimed at combating loneliness and isolation amongst older people living in Mid Sussex.  These include face to face befriending, telephone befriending, befriended buddies, bereavement support, chaplaincy, exercise classes, social activities and events.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Disability, Religious Activities, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- East Sussex
- West Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £87821 | £82596 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £86314 | £60617 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £31018 | £40180 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £31079 | £23693 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £18052 | £10396 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **George Baxter** (Chair) — appointed July 18, 2022
- David Chewter — appointed July 1, 2021
- Emma Lambert — appointed March 3, 2025
- GAIL MILLAR — appointed March 1, 2017
- Julia Crook — appointed Feb. 10, 2024
- Patricia Johns — appointed March 3, 2025
- Rev William Kemp — appointed Oct. 10, 2016