Just Friends Trustees Report for the year to W June 2025
This is the Annual Trustses Report for the Registered Charity JUST FRIENDS. No.1196623 with four
Trustees namely Frederick Smith (Chair). Heather Broad {Secretary), Lisa Strevens (Treasurer) and
Graham Willis. Our registered address is 13 The Lodge, 3 Blackwater Road, Eastt)oume BN214JF.
We have had a very Su￿ssful year. continuing with providing the high standard of services for our
members and through popular demand have opened two new branches. Restricting membership to
those living alone, including carers. is always praised where ever we meet the public.
Another popular aspect of our ServI￿S is the No Membership Fee policy as this is so badly needed in
certain parts of East Sussex due to the difficult economic circumstsnces being experienced.
During the year we amended our Constitution thus enabling us to open branches in a wider area.
Our activities continue to be risk assessed and fortunately we have not had any problems in this area
during the year. Membership is growing every week but Awareness is still a major problem but it
appears most Charities have the sarne problem.
Trustees number 4 at present namely F.Smith Chair. H Broad Secretary, L Strevens Treasurer and G
Wills. We did enrol an addikn'onal Trustee during the year but this did not work out. We all agree that
subsidising our events is a good practice but we can only do this if funding is available.
We invest considerable time in applying for grants aThl we have trbed to iecfuit additions to the staff
for this purpose but not yet successful.
The services of our Branche8 Manager was cornpleted and replacements have been employed in our
new financial year. We had the ServI￿S of a CEO for one month but their misunderstanding of what
the role entails meant that the appointrnent was short tenn.
We are delighted to have produced yet again a surplus on our activities. this year £15,482 with funds
held at 30 June 2025 of £106,203 and no debts as al that date. We have maintained our Specific
Reserves of £15,000 in support of the Dissolution Policy. Obtaining funding is proving very difficult in
the Charikn'es sector. Our future growih is still restricted, dictsted by lack of funding but as soon as
funding becomes available we will open new branches thus helping many more people living alone to
join us and r&engage with the community.
We opened Brighton branch in November 2024 and then Portslade in May 2025 and they follow the
traditional path of slow slart but gathering momentum after a few months. Here, the awareness
programme helps recruitment but this again depends on funding. Our membership has passed the
700 mark and we look foN4ard to celebrating the 1,000 mark soon.
Collaboration with other Charities is now high on our agenda and wth those having a strong synergy
with us it is proving beneficial lo both parties.
We remain in a strong financial position due to the discipline and controls incorporated in the
Governance of the Charity.
The Chair again thanks the Trustees for their support and looks forward to the year ahead with their
continued enthusiasm and commitinent.

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGiAND AND WALE5
Juit Fri•nd*
1198623
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the poriod
from
01-Juk24
To
Section A Receipts and payments
Unre8trl¢ted
funds
R￿1￿ct•d
fund8
Endowm•nt
fund¥
Total fund•
La•t ymr
to th•
to th• n•ar•stÉ
to th• n•*mt E
Al Recel t
Grants
Lksnalions
Ev6nt&
Bronche
Sun¢Jry
40,575
3.S60
40.575
69.038
6,033
3.198
10.179
3,011
362
362
Sub total (Gross fftcome kir
AR)
S4228
76,082
A2 Agsfjt and Inv•glm•nt ••1•4,
l$•• t•bl•l.
tot•1
04.2
76.5B2
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14399
10,39
J30
96
1.3fj7
1,367
140
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1613
1C
31,746
22.87S
2.613
1NJ
31,716
90
37.4n
Sub total
A4 Asset and Investment
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Sub total
38.746
3B.746
37,478
Net of receiptsl(payments)
AS Transfers be￿e•Tr lunds
A6 Cash fund$ 108t year end
Cash funds thls year gnd
15A82
15AB2
39,104
90.721
106203
90,721
1C6.203
S1,6f7
90,721
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1711012025

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trusteesl , Just Frlend8
mernbers of
On accounts for Ihe year 30 June 2025
ended
Charity no 1196623
lif any)
Set out on pago8 I CC16a pages 1-2
Trustees Report page 1
I ￿port lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (Ihe Trust") for the year ended 30 June 2023.
Responslbllltleg and A8 the charity truslees of Ihe Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basls of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Ad
2011 (Ihe Ad.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Ad and in carying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Diredions given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515}{b) of the Act.
I have cOM￿eted my examination. I confim that no material matters have
come lo my attention in Connection with the examination which gives me
cause to believe Ihal in. any material resped..
a¢¢ounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
th8 accounts do not accord with the accountlng record8
Independent
examlner's statement
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in order to enabl8 a
proper underslanding of the accounts lo be reached.
Slgned:
Date: 1 1611012025
Name: George Dylan Message
Relevant professlonal Chartered AGGountant (FCA)
qualiflcation(81 or body Chartered Tax Adviser ICTA)
(If any):
Address.
Price & Company
3￿32 Gildredge Road
E8Stboume BN214SH
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32,
IndeFendent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for
èxaminers).
Giv• h•r• brief detalls of
any item8 that the
examlner wlshe$ to
disclose.
No matters of concem.
IER
October 2018