# FND FRIENDS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1176608
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 10, 2018
- **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=1176608


## Contact

- **Address:** FND FrieNDs, 89 Queen Street, Newton Abbot, Devon
- **Postcode:** TQ12 2BG
- **Phone:** 07933958195
- **Email:** info@fndfriends.com
- **Website:** fndfriends.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF NEED OF ANYONE SUFFERING FROM OR AFFECTED BY FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER (FND) IN THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADVANCING THE UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF FND AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS ACROSS THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND AND PROVIDING A BEFRIENDING SERVICE TO HELP ELEVATE THE ISOLATION EXPERIENCED BY PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

**Activities:** We are offering support online across the globe through our website and social media. Across the South West of England we offer practical support in the way of information packs sent/ handed out specific to where the member lives, as well as meet ups in towns & cities across the area plus home visits. We hold training days for medics to try to improve their knowledge and understanding of FND.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bath And North East Somerset
- Bristol City
- Cornwall
- Devon
- Dorset
- Gloucestershire
- North Somerset
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- Wiltshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £20037 | £22144 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £5653 | £18684 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £21512 | £20005 | — | — |
| April 5, 2022 | £23886 | £27075 | — | — |
| April 5, 2021 | £51734 | £47704 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Amanda Hall — appointed April 27, 2020
- Caroline Martin — appointed Oct. 21, 2021
- Dave Penny — appointed Oct. 16, 2025
- Emma Laskey — appointed Jan. 7, 2025
- Jessica Thomson — appointed Feb. 7, 2018
- Sam Lock — appointed Oct. 16, 2025
- Sharon Clark — appointed Nov. 26, 2025