Building hope and confidence together
## Battersea Befriending Network
Annual Report for the Annual General Meeting December 5th 2025
## Registered Charity Number 1194593
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## Chair of Trustees’ Report
BBN made a positive start to 2025 by holding a very constructive Trustee meeting to review the previous year and plan for the year to come.
As ever the commitment, mutual support and respect of the committee and staff ensure that we function as a strong collective team with everyone taking on specific roles and responsibilities. This shared sense of responsibility has been particularly important this year. We have been challenged by health issues affecting both staff and key committee people, which in such a small voluntary organisation is inevitable. Two particular factors play a part; firstly, as a mental health project we are committed to involving people with lived experience of mental illness. This applies to both paid workers and volunteers. Additionally, our original membership is no longer in the first flush of youth! For these reasons ill health and absence are to be expected.
I would like to suggest that this means we have pulled together more than ever and have been strengthened by doing so.
BBN has continued its core work of ensuring that the one to one befriending relationships are sustained.
Despite the challenges of finding and training new volunteers we have continued to befriend around 30 befriendees on a regular basis. Many individuals have experienced significant challenges, such as difficult neighbours, inadequate housing, mental health episodes and poverty in particular. The consistency we offer is clearly valued and appreciated by our members.
The increasing difficulty in recruiting new volunteers is part of a national problem. Despite this, thanks to massive creativity and hard work by Lily O’Connor, our Volunteer Co-ordinator, we have successfully run two volunteer training events this year. This has enabled us to match more people from the waiting list and in the autumn we agreed to reopen the list for new female referrals.
We also had regular monthly socials held at Battersea Arts Centre and when this was not possible we were made very welcome at the Cafe Parisienne on Lavender Hill. We had trips to Kew Gardens, Chelsea Physic Garden and various outings to museums and galleries.
We have also strengthened our links with the national network Being Alongside, and were able to host an extremely stimulating and well attended national event which is always inspiring and informative about the context for our work.
As ever I want to thank everybody for their belief in what we do and their hard work throughout the year.
Sarah Rackham
Chair of Trustees
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## Treasurers’ Report
We began our financial year on 1 November 2024 with cash reserves of £21,459. During the year, we received total income of £36,579 and had total expenditure of £26,392, leaving us with closing cash funds of £31,646 at year-end. BBN’s financial statements have been filed with the Charity Commission (Charity No. 11945993).
Grants remain the primary source of funding for BBN. This year, we received the second tranche of £15,000 from the Wimbledon Foundation, as well as £20,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund. Both grants were awarded as restricted funds and have been used to support the funding of our Professional Advisor.
We also received £550 from the NHS South West London Spring Engagement Grant Programme, which contributed to the costs of hosting our social events focused on mental health discussions.
We would like to express our thanks to the Fundraising Sub-Committee for their hard work in securing these grants, and to Lily O’Connor for successfully obtaining the Spring Engagement Fund Grant.
We would also like to thank Chris Birchall, who carried out an independent examination of the accounts for the year ending 31 October 2025 and confirmed that there were no issues or concerns.
## Peter Wolstenholme and Harry O’Riordan
## Treasurers
## Professional Advisor’s Report
This has been a year of two halves for me as I was off sick from May and was unable to return fully to work until September. It was very heartening to hear how everyone pulled together in my absence to cover aspects of the Professional Advisor role and I felt extremely well supported by the trustees and other key individuals to take the time I needed to recover and make a gradual return to work, for which I’m extremely grateful. Since I’ve been back it’s been particularly apparent to me how strong the BBN “family” is, by which I mean everyone - those who are befriended or are on the waiting list, befrienders, mentors, staff and trustees. Trust, familiarity and friendships are building up particularly amongst those who attend our increasing number of social events. I wasn’t able to attend the summer picnic this year but could almost feel the warmth of it radiating through the comments and photos that people shared. I would like to focus some attention in the coming year on those who don’t attend any of our group activities to ensure that we are offering the right information and encouragement to everyone who would like to be involved.
Group activities will never be everyone’s cup of tea however and for some people their one-to-one meetings with their befriender will be the main way they interact with BBN. These individual befriending relationships remain the core of our activity and we spend much time and thought on supporting them at all points of the process, from initial and
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ongoing training and support of volunteers and careful matching of volunteer and befriendee, through to providing an open door (or as we don’t have an office, a switched on phone!) for befriendees to stay in regular touch with us and especially if any problems should arise in their relationship with their befriender. We hold review meetings after a relationship has been going for a while to ensure that both befriendee and befriender are happy with how things are going, and we will step in if things are not going to plan. Our volunteer mentors are a key part of supporting befriending relationships and we could not operate at the scale that we do, and with very modest paid staff hours, without their input. The result of all this is a hive of befriending activity criss-crossing the borough and beyond, with many many hours shared talking, going for coffee, exploring the local area, playing chess, going swimming, visiting galleries, going to the fireworks, taking a cable car across the river… to name but a few of the things people have done together this year. One befriendee recently told her befriender “You enrich my life”, to which the reply was “And you enrich mine”; I hope that many others feel the same.
We currently have a total of 31 ongoing befriending relationships, 11 of which are male and 20 female. This (for us) relatively low number is reflective of both the delay in matching new volunteers from our April training course resulting from my absence and the ongoing nationwide difficulty in recruiting volunteers. The shortage of volunteers is particularly acute for men; whilst we have been able to re-open our waiting list to female referrals we still have a number of men who have been waiting for some months to be matched with a befriender and therefore can’t take any new male referrals yet. This is concerning as we know that men are at great risk of social isolation. We currently have 9 people on our waiting list.
As ever within the scope of my role I have been able to provide some limited caseworktype support to individuals who need specific help such as liaising with other services, advocacy, safeguarding concerns or dealing with mental health concerns, or for whom issues have arisen to do with befriending.
## Tara Osman Professional Advisor
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**Restricted funds -**
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**1,029-**
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**1,029-**
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|Professional Adviser|**£0**||**-**
**15,000-**|**-**
**995-**|**-**
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**15,995-**||**-**
**18,820-**|
|Volunteer co-ordinator|**£7,485**|||**-**
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**7,485-**||**-**
**3,965-**|
|Venue Hire|**£254**||**-**
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|Insurance|**£463**||**-**
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**463-**||**-**
**425-**|
|DSB Checks|**£65**||**-**
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**65-**||**-**
**354-**|
|IT|**£490**||**-**
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**739-**|
|Memberships|**£75**||**-**
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**75-**||**-**
**75-**|
|Catering|**£106**||**-**
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**106-**||**-**
**245-**|
|Stationery|**£72**||**-**
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**72-**||**-**
**35-**|
|Socials|**£170**||**-**
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**309-**||**-**
**320-**|
|Bank Charges|**£65**||**-**
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**61-**|
|Training|**£1,014**||**-**
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**10,258-**
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**10,258-**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ -**
**9,229-**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
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**A6 Cash funds last year end**
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**21,459-**
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Categories Details funds funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds Santander Account 3,249 - -
CAF Bank 8,981 19,416 -
- - -
Total cash funds 12,230 19,416 -
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s)) OK OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets n/a - - -
- - -
Fund to which Current value
Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
B3 Investment assets n/a - -
- -
Fund to which Current value
Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the n/a - -
charity’s own use
- -
Fund to which Amount due When due
Details liability relates (optional) (optional)
B5 Liabilities n/a -
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Signed by one or two trustees on Date of
behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name approval
Harry O'Riordan
Peter Wolstenholme
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## **For the period from 01.11.2024 - 31.10.2025**
**12 Months ended 31.10.2025**
## **Recipts & Payments**
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||Recipts (all unrestricted funds):
Donations
Grants
Bank Interest Received
**TOTAL INCOME:**
Payments (all unrestricted):|£983.92
£35,550.00
£45.43
**£36,579.35**||
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DBS Checks
Catering (excluding Training Courses or Socials)
Stationery / Postage / Printing
Memberships|-£64.50
-£106.43
-£72.44
-£75.00||
||Professional Adviser
Volunteer co-ordinator|-£15,995.00
-£7,485.00||
||Website / IT
Insurance
Bank Charges (with interest netted off)
Training (includes venue hire & catering for 3 courses)
Social/s
Venue Hire (not training)
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE:**
**Assets & Liabilities**|-£490.15
-£462.67
-£65.00
-£1,013.54||
|||-£308.82
-£253.62
**-£26,392.17**||
||Cash funds: Combined Accounts @ 31.10.2025
Other Assets: (accrued bank interest)
Liabilties: (payments cleared in first week of next year)
Total Net Assets
Harry O'Riordan & Peter Wolstenholme
Treasurers
Battersea Befriending Network
Notes:
Liabilities listing:||£31,646.20|
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DBS Check Expenses
Date Paid Amount Paid BBN Claim No. / DD Date Claimed for
11-Aug-25 £21.50 Lily O'Conner Invoice 9
1-Sep-25 £43.00 Paid by Sarah Rackham
£64.50
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||Date Paid
4-Dec-24
16-Dec-24
6-Jan-25
2-May-25
2-May-25
2-May-25|Date Paid
4-Dec-24
16-Dec-24
6-Jan-25
2-May-25
2-May-25
2-May-25|Amount Paid
£5.20
£76.93
£7.30
£7.30
£4.00
£5.70
**£106.43**|BBN Claim No.
QBSE #442
RT 12.12.24
QBSE #445
QBSE #464
QBSE #464
QBSE #464|**Catering Expenses**
Date Claimed for
Notes
28.11.24
Beverages for TO and volunteer coordinator Battersea Arts Centre (Part of £1,935.50)
05.12.24
Food and drink for AGM + Social (Part of £124.72)
09.12.24
Beverages for TO +1 Safeguarding Meeting (Part of £349.05)
01.04.25
TO Safeguarding meeting at Joy Cafe - Refreshments Peter and Tara
08.04.25
TO Meeting with Befriendee Cafe Nero Wimbledon - Refreshment Tara
15.04.25
TO Meeting with befriendee, befriender and mentor Belle Amie cafe - Refreshments|
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Stationery / Postage / Printing
Date Paid Amount Paid BBN Claim No. Date Claimed for Notes
23-Dec-24 £21.25 RT 25.11.24 15.11.24 £21.25 Stamps for posting AGM invitations etc to befriendees not on email
16-Dec-24 £47.79 RT 12.12.24 05.12.24 Ink Cartridges for printing Annual Report etc (Part of £124.72)
7-Apr-25 £3.40 QBSE #459 4 x postage stamps (second class) @ £0.85 (Part of £1,873.46)
£72.44
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Memberships
Date Paid Amount Paid Invoice No. Date claimed for Notes
26-Aug-25 £75.00 Befriending Networks Annual 2025/26 £75 last year
£75.00
Professional Adviser
Date Paid Amount Paid Invoice No. Date claimed for Notes
6-Nov-23 £1,600.00 438 October 2024
4-Dec-24 £1,900.00 442 November 2024 part of £1,935.50
20-Dec-24 £980.00 444 December 2024 (part 1) part of £996.70
6-Jan-25 £320.00 445 December 2024 (part 2) part of £349.05
3-Feb-25 £1,720.00 447 January 2025 part of £1,785.60
4-Mar-25 £1,600.00 453 February 2025 part of £1,631.22
7-Apr-25 £1,822.50 459 March 2025 part of £1,873.46
7-Apr-25 -£0.03 Underpaid Tara by 0.03 for March invoice - to correct
2-May-25 £2,137.50 464 April 2025 part of £2,180.89
30-May-25 £0.03 Correction of 0.03 underpayment from 07-Apr-25
30-May-25 £1,035.00 471 May 2025 part of £1,054.71
13-Oct-25 £270.00 473 July 2025 part of £2,957.31
13-Oct-25 £495.00 473 August 2025 part of £2,957.31
13-Oct-25 £2,115.00 473 September 2025 part of £2,957.31
£15,995.00
Website / IT
Date Paid Amount Paid Invoice No. Date claimed for Notes
13-Nov-24 £24.00 INV-31186 November 24 Lamplight
12-Dec-24 £24.00 INV-31868 December 24 Lamplight
13-Jan-25 £24.00 INV-32546 January 25 Lamplight
3-Feb-25 £15.59 QBSE #447 January 25 Zoom account monthly fee (part of £1,785.60)
13-Feb-25 £24.00 INV-33220 February 25 Lamplight
4-Mar-25 £15.59 QBSE #453 February 25 Zoom account monthly fee (part of £1,631.22)
13-Mar-25 £24.00 INV-33899 March 25 Lamplight
7-Apr-25 £15.59 QBSE #459 March 25 Zoom account monthly fee (part of £1,873.46)
11-Apr-25 £24.00 INV-34605 April 25 Lamplight
17-Apr-25 £155.38 T Osman Annual Zoom Apr 16, 2025 - Apr 15, 2026 Zoom account annual fee
13-May-25 £24.00 INV-35292 May 25 Lamplight
12-Jun-25 £24.00 INV-35957 June 25 Lamplight
11-Jul-25 £24.00 INV-36639 July 25 Lamplight
13-Aug-25 £24.00 INV-37306 August 25 Lamplight
11-Sep-25 £24.00 INV-38005 September 25 Lamplight
13-Oct-25 £24.00 INV-38701 October 25 Lamplight
£490.15
Insurance
Date Paid Amount Paid Invoice No. Date claimed for Notes
26-Sep-25 462.67 ACY 2429682 1 Year from 01 October 2025 £425.23 last year
£462.67
Bank Charges
Date Paid Amount Paid Statement No. Date claimed for Notes
15-Nov-24 £5.00 22 Nov 24 monthly account fee
16-Dec-24 £5.00 23 Dec 24 monthly account fee
15-Jan-25 £5.00 24 Jan 25 monthly account fee
17-Feb-25 £5.00 25 Feb 25 monthly account fee
17-Mar-25 £5.00 26 Mar 25 monthly account fee
15-Apr-25 £5.00 27 Apr 25 monthly account fee
15-May-25 £5.00 28 May 25 monthly account fee
15.05.2025 call with Ticket Number REF-ICA6651745
15-May-25 £5.00 PayPal Giving Fund Unpaid Chq In Charge said this should be refunded with replacement cheque
13-Jun-25 £5.00 30 Jun 25 monthly account fee
15-Jul-25 £5.00 Jul 25 monthly account fee
15-Aug-25 £5.00 Aug 25 monthly account fee
15-Sep-25 £5.00 Sep 25 monthly account fee
15-Oct-25 £5.00 Oct 25 monthly account fee
£65.00
Advertising
Date Paid Amount Paid BBN Claim No. Date claimed for Notes
£0.00
Volunteer Co-ordinator
Date Paid Amount Paid BBN Claim No. Date claimed for Notes
5-Oct-24 £750.00 Lily O'Conner 2 Sep-24
20-Dec-24 £915.00 Lily O'Connor 3 October & November 2024
26-Feb-25 £1,095.00 Lily O'Conner 4 December 2024 January -10 Feb 2025
31-Mar-25 £750.00 Lily O'Conner 5 February -17th to March - 17th 2025
12-Apr-25 £720.00 Lily O'Connor 6 March - 24th to April - 21st 2025
18-Jun-25 £750.00 Lily O'Conner 7 April - 28th to May - 26th 2025
11-Aug-25 £225.00 Lily O'Conner 8 W/c 30th June
12-Aug-25 £480.00 Lily O'Conner 8 W/c 2nd June - W/c 16th June
29-Sep-25 £750.00 Lily O'Conner 10
8-Oct-25 £1,050.00 Lily O'Conner 11
£7,485.00
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Training
Date Paid Amount Paid BBN Claim No. Date Claimed for Notes
29-Nov-24 £42.85 RT 25.11.24 01.11.24 Food for Training Course sessions on 1 and 2 November
29-Nov-24 £15.21 RT 25.11.24 09.11.24 Food for Training Course session on 9 November
20-Dec-24 £300.00 All Saints 2024 2,3&10.2.24 15 Hours All Saints Rental Costs
20-Dec-24 £300.00 All Saints 2024 1,2&9.11.24 15 Hours All Saints Rental Costs
29-Apr-25 £300.00 All Saints Rental 2025 28,29.3.25 & 12.4.25 15 Hours All Saints Rental Costs
29-Apr-25 £27.94 RT 17.4.25 25.3.25 Food for Training Course (Part of £140.55)
29-Apr-25 £21.29 RT 17.4.25 29.3.25 Food for Training Course (Part of £140.55)
2-May-25 £6.25 QBSE #464 11.4.25 Befriender Training course refreshments (Part of £2,180.89)
£1,013.54
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Social
Date Paid Amount Paid Invoice No. Date Claimed for Notes
29-Nov-24 £28.60 RT 25.11.24 15.10.24 Drinks at Battersea Arts Centre social
4-Dec-24 £30.30 QBSE #442 19.11.24 Beverages for social afternoon Battersea Arts Centre (Part of £1,935.50)
23-Dec-24 £16.70 QBSE #444 17.12.24 6 hot drinks - social afternoon
7-Apr-25 £2.70 QBSE #459 18.3.24 One beverage BAC Social (Part of £1,873.46)
29-Apr-25 £23.02 RT 17.4.25 21.1.25 Drinks at Battersea Arts Centre social (Part of £140.55)
29-Apr-25 £17.70 RT 17.4.25 25.3.25 Drinks at Battersea Arts Centre social (Part of £140.55)
29-Apr-25 £26.00 RT 17.4.25 29.3.25 Drinks at Battersea Arts Centre social (Part of £140.55)
29-Apr-25 £24.60 RT 17.4.25 15.4.25 Drinks at Battersea Arts Centre social (Part of £140.55)
3-Sep-25 £30.50 RT 27.8.25 17.6.25 Drinks at Battersea Arts Centre Social
3-Sep-25 £39.80 RT 27.8.25 15.7.25 Drinks at Parisienne Café Social (as BAC Café closed)
3-Sep-25 £28.70 RT 27.8.25 19.8.25 Drinks at Battersea Arts Centre Social
13-Oct-25 £40.20 QBSE #473 16.9.25 Refreshments for social group at BAC (Part of £2,957.31)
Total: £308.82
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Income
Donations
Date Received Amount Received Notes
4-Nov-24 £20.00 Regular donation
12-Nov-24 £21.05 EASY FUNDRAISING, 127284 QUARTER 3 2
2-Dec-24 £30.00 Regular donation
18-Dec-24 £119.00 AGM raffle money
31-Dec-24 £30.00 Regular donation
29-Jan-25 £43.86 CG Benevity - Santander
30-Jan-25 £30.00 Regular donation
28-Feb-25 £30.00 Regular donation
20-Mar-25 £0.01 FP PAYPAL CODE 8994
31-Mar-25 £30.00 Regular donation
24-Apr-25 £150.00 All Saints Church Battersea
30-Apr-25 £30.00 Regular donation
14-May-25 £185.16 PayPal Giving Fund
14-May-25 -£185.16 PAYMENT STOPPED PPGF
30-May-25 £30.00 Regular donation
3-Jun-25 £14.89 The UK Online Givi
20-Jun-25 £185.16 PayPal Giving Fund
30-Jun-25 £30.00 Regular donation
30-Jul-25 £30.00 Regular donation
5-Aug-25 £48.68 Charitable giving
14-Aug-25 £21.27 EASY FUNDRAISING 127284 QUARTER 2 2
1-Sep-25 £30.00 Regular donation
30-Sep-25 £30.00 Regular donation
30-Oct-25 £30.00 Regular donation
Total: £983.92
Grants
Date Received Amount Received Notes
7-Feb-25 £20,000.00 - BACS Main Grants
7-May-25 £550.00 Wandsworth Care All - NHS Spring Engagement Fund
8-Jul-25 £15,000.00 Wimbledon Foundation - FP The London Communi A730529 GAA526387
Total: £35,550.00
Bank Interest Received
Date Received Amount Received Notes
27-Dec-24 £8.30 CAF Bank
26-Mar-24 £9.75 CAF Bank
26-Jun-25 £11.18 CAF Bank
26-Sep-25 £16.20 CAF Bank
Total: £45.43
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Venue Hire Costs
Date Paid Amount Paid BBN Claim No. Date Claimed for Notes
20-Dec-24 £60.00 All Saints 2024 6.12.24 AGM 6 Hours All Saints Rental Costs
6-Jan-25 £14.50 QBSE #445 2.1.25 Homework Southfields workspace part of £349.05
6-Jan-25 £7.25 QBSE #445 3.1.25 Homework Southfields workspace part of £349.05
3-Feb-25 £50.01 QBSE #447 14,21,23&28.1.25 Homework Southfields workspace part of £1,785.60
4-Mar-25 £15.63 QBSE #453 5 hours on Invoice for Feb Homework Southfields workspace part of £1,631.22
7-Apr-25 £18.75 QBSE #459 11.3.25 Homework Southfields workspace part of £1,873.46
7-Apr-25 £10.52 QBSE #459 25.3.25 Homework Southfields workspace part of £1,873.46
2-May-25 £4.51 QBSE #464 3.4.25 Homework Southfields workspace part of £2,180.89
2-May-25 £9.38 QBSE #464 17.4.25 Homework Southfields workspace part of £2,180.89
2-May-25 £6.25 QBSE #464 22.4.25 Homework Southfields workspace part of £2,180.89
30-May-25 £12.50 QBSE #471 6.5.25 Homework Southfields workspace part of £1,054.71
30-May-25 £7.21 QBSE #471 13.5.25 Homework Southfields workspace part of £1,054.71
13-Oct-25 £7.50 QBSE #473 2.9.25 Homework Southfields workspace part of £2,957.31
13-Oct-25 £9.37 QBSE #473 5.9.25 Homework Southfields workspace part of £2,957.31
13-Oct-25 £20.24 QBSE #473 23.9.25 Homework Southfields workspace part of £2,957.31
£253.62
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Battersea Befriending Network
Independent Examiner's report
I report to the Board on my examination of the financial statements of the Battersea
Befriending NebNork (the Charity) for the year ended 31 October 2025.
As the Charity's Trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the financial
statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act).
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's financial statements carried out
under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all
the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 (5){b)
of the Act.
I have completed my examination and confinn that no material matters have come to
my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that
in any material respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the
Act., or
the financial statements did not accord with the accounting records,. or
the financial statements did not comply with the applicable requirements set
out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) regulations 2008 other than any
requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view, which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
C Birchall CPFA
Independent Examiner
Nove Mber IOLS